It’s important to know what kind of Lean Six Sigma project you’re considering. These are 5 classic project types to help you decide. If you’re looking to conduct a Green Belt or a Black Belt project, then you should be working on a Process Improvement Project.
The focus here is on four kinds of “trees” or hierarchical diagrams that become part of many Six Sigma projects: Cause-and-effect diagrams Y-to-x flowdown diagrams Functional analysis diagrams Abstraction diagrams (KJ or affinity)
The focus here is on four kinds of “trees” or hierarchical diagrams that become part of many Six Sigma projects: Each of these trees has a specific thrust and strength that can be surprisingly challenging to capture when a project team tries to build one or more of them.