"Six Sigma" is a term often bandied about in software development circles lately, but few developers know what it really means. Originally coined by quality professionals in the manufacturing world, ...

In my opinion, Six Sigma is a very poor term to use for a software development process. Six Sigma is a term first used for manufacturing process improvement methodologies and, in that context, it ...

It’s common knowledge in the manufacturing and processing industries that the costs of unplanned downtime are high and to be avoided as much as possible. That’s why there’s been so much focus on the ...

Five-day Six Sigma Black Belt certification program to develop competence on the high rigor tools and techniques of Six Sigma. This program is exclusively for Six Sigma Green Belts to enable them ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - Receiving the 2007 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award has magnified the new standard for the U.S. Army Armaments Research, Development and Engineering Center, a ...