Certification Project Template Be sure to look at the comments PowerPoint

Part 1 – Define The Project 1. Review Historical Data To Recognize the Opportunity 2. Develop the Charter and Project Plan Business Impact: Opportunity/ Problem Statement: Defect: Goal: 3. High-level Process Map (L-maps)

Part 1 – Define The Project 4. Obtain the voice of the customer 5. Create Stakeholder Analysis

Part 2 – Validate Measurement System 3. Analyze Measurement System and Stratify Data 4. Establish Process Baseline 5. Set goals for process outputs Drill down to key metrics. (Review the document on drill down tools.) Complete SIPOC

Part 3 – ID Key Levers 1. Model Detailed “As-Is” Process 3. Develop theories of cause and effect 2. Summarize what you’ve learned based on observations, data and analysis up to this point.

Part 3 – ID Key Levers 4. Perform Failure Mode Effects Analysis

Part 4 – Determine Improvement Strategy Set improvement goals and Map the To-be Process 3. Assessed improvement plan risk and developed contingencies by updating the FMEA 2. Improvement plan

Part 4 – Determine Improvement Strategy 3. Execute Pilot 4. Improvement Results Item Revenue (one time) Cost Avoidance/FY 5. Improvement Benefits

Part 5 – Make Permanent Improvements 1. Implement full scale changes 2. Institute Control Metrics

Part 5 – Make Permanent Improvements 4. Validate new measurement system 5. Transfer Ownership 6. Validate Benefits

Project Tollgate & Tools Checklist Analyze Control Improve Measure Define