P Archives - 6sigma https://6sigma.com/glossary_category/p/ Six Sigma Certification and Training Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:57:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://6sigma.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-favicon-blue-68x68.png P Archives - 6sigma https://6sigma.com/glossary_category/p/ 32 32 Proportion defective https://6sigma.com/glossary_term/proportion-defective/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:39:52 +0000 http://sixsigma.glidedesign.com/?post_type=glossary_term&p=709 Fraction of units with defects; number of defective units divided by the total number of units; translate the decimal figure to a percentage. See also Defects; Defective

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]]> Fraction of units with defects; number of defective units divided by the total number of units; translate the decimal figure to a percentage. See also Defects; Defective

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]]> Project rationale or “Business Case” https://6sigma.com/glossary_term/project-rationale-or-business-case/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:39:18 +0000 http://sixsigma.glidedesign.com/?post_type=glossary_term&p=708 Broad statement defining area of concern or opportunity, including impact/benefit of potential improvements, or risk of not improving a process; links to business strategies, the customer, and/or company values. Provided by business leaders to an improvement team and used to develop problem statement and Project Charter.

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]]> Broad statement defining area of concern or opportunity, including impact/benefit of potential improvements, or risk of not improving a process; links to business strategies, the customer, and/or company values. Provided by business leaders to an improvement team and used to develop problem statement and Project Charter.

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]]> Process redesign https://6sigma.com/glossary_term/process-redesign/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:38:39 +0000 http://sixsigma.glidedesign.com/?post_type=glossary_term&p=707 Method of restructuring process flow elements eliminating handoffs, rework loops, inspection points, and other non-value-adding activities; typically means “clean slate” design of a business segment and accommodates major changes or yields exponential improvements (similar to reengineering). See also Process Improvement; Reenigneering

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]]> Method of restructuring process flow elements eliminating handoffs, rework loops, inspection points, and other non-value-adding activities; typically means “clean slate” design of a business segment and accommodates major changes or yields exponential improvements (similar to reengineering). See also Process Improvement; Reenigneering

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]]> Process measures https://6sigma.com/glossary_term/process-measures/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:38:03 +0000 http://sixsigma.glidedesign.com/?post_type=glossary_term&p=706 Measures related to individual steps as well as to the total process; predictors of output measures.

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]]> Measures related to individual steps as well as to the total process; predictors of output measures.

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]]> Process map, or flowchart https://6sigma.com/glossary_term/process-map-or-flowchart/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:37:37 +0000 http://sixsigma.glidedesign.com/?post_type=glossary_term&p=705 Graphic display of the process flow that shows all activities, decision points, rework loops, and handoffs.

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]]> Graphic display of the process flow that shows all activities, decision points, rework loops, and handoffs.

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]]> Process management https://6sigma.com/glossary_term/process-management/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:37:05 +0000 http://sixsigma.glidedesign.com/?post_type=glossary_term&p=704 Defined and documented processes, monitored on an ongoing basis, which ensure that measures are providing feedback on the flow/ function of a process; key measures include financial, process, people, innovation. See also Control.

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]]> Defined and documented processes, monitored on an ongoing basis, which ensure that measures are providing feedback on the flow/ function of a process; key measures include financial, process, people, innovation. See also Control.

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]]> Process improvement https://6sigma.com/glossary_term/process-improvement/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:36:39 +0000 http://sixsigma.glidedesign.com/?post_type=glossary_term&p=703 Improvement approach focused on incremental changes/solutions to eliminate or reduce defects, costs or cycle time; leaves basic design and assumptions of a process intact. See also Process redesign.

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]]> Improvement approach focused on incremental changes/solutions to eliminate or reduce defects, costs or cycle time; leaves basic design and assumptions of a process intact. See also Process redesign.

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]]> Process design https://6sigma.com/glossary_term/process-design/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:36:12 +0000 http://sixsigma.glidedesign.com/?post_type=glossary_term&p=702 Creation of an innovative process needed for newly introduced activities, systems, products, or services

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]]> Creation of an innovative process needed for newly introduced activities, systems, products, or services

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]]> Process capability https://6sigma.com/glossary_term/process-capability/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:35:44 +0000 http://sixsigma.glidedesign.com/?post_type=glossary_term&p=701 Determination of whether a process, with normal variation, is capable of meeting customer requirements; measure of the degree a process is/is not meeting customer requirements, compared to the distribution of the process. See also Control; Control Charts.

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]]> Determination of whether a process, with normal variation, is capable of meeting customer requirements; measure of the degree a process is/is not meeting customer requirements, compared to the distribution of the process. See also Control; Control Charts.

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]]> Problem/Opportunity statement https://6sigma.com/glossary_term/problemopportunity-statement/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:35:09 +0000 http://sixsigma.glidedesign.com/?post_type=glossary_term&p=700 Description of the symptoms or the “pain” in the process; usually written in noun-verb structure: usually included in a team charter and supported with numbers and more detail once data have been obtained. See also Charter.

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]]> Description of the symptoms or the “pain” in the process; usually written in noun-verb structure: usually included in a team charter and supported with numbers and more detail once data have been obtained. See also Charter.

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]]> Preliminary plan https://6sigma.com/glossary_term/preliminary-plan/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:34:34 +0000 http://sixsigma.glidedesign.com/?post_type=glossary_term&p=699 Used when developing milestones for team activities related to process improvement; includes key tasks, target completion dates, responsibilities, potential problems, obstacles and contingencies, and communication strategies.

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]]> Used when developing milestones for team activities related to process improvement; includes key tasks, target completion dates, responsibilities, potential problems, obstacles and contingencies, and communication strategies.

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]]> Precision https://6sigma.com/glossary_term/precision/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:34:02 +0000 http://sixsigma.glidedesign.com/?post_type=glossary_term&p=698 The ability of the measurement to measure consistently. This links to the type of scale or detail of your operational definition, but it can have an impact on your sample size, too.

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]]> The ability of the measurement to measure consistently. This links to the type of scale or detail of your operational definition, but it can have an impact on your sample size, too.

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]]> Pilot https://6sigma.com/glossary_term/pilot/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:33:31 +0000 http://sixsigma.glidedesign.com/?post_type=glossary_term&p=697 Trial implementation of a solution, on a limited scale, to ensure its effectiveness and test its impact; an experiment verifying a root cause hypothesis.

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]]> Trial implementation of a solution, on a limited scale, to ensure its effectiveness and test its impact; an experiment verifying a root cause hypothesis.

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]]> Plan-Do-Check-Act, or PDCA https://6sigma.com/glossary_term/plan-do-check-act-or-pdca/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:33:00 +0000 http://sixsigma.glidedesign.com/?post_type=glossary_term&p=696 Basic model or set of steps in continuous improvement; also referred to as “Shewhart Cycle” or “Deming Cycle.”

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]]> Basic model or set of steps in continuous improvement; also referred to as “Shewhart Cycle” or “Deming Cycle.”

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]]> Pareto Principle https://6sigma.com/glossary_term/pareto-principle/ Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:32:18 +0000 http://sixsigma.glidedesign.com/?post_type=glossary_term&p=695 The 80/20 rule; based on Vilfredo Pareto’s research stating that the vital few (20 percent of causes have a greater impact than the trivial many (80 percent) causes with a lesser impact.

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]]> The 80/20 rule; based on Vilfredo Pareto’s research stating that the vital few (20 percent of causes have a greater impact than the trivial many (80 percent) causes with a lesser impact.

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