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Lean Six Sigma Program — Improvement Project Timelines

(2 semester project)

Semester Project Life-cycle Lean Six Sigma Project (DMAIC) Design for Six Sigma Project (DMADV)
1st Semester Initiating
  • Define phase
  • Define phase
Planning
  • Measure phase
  • Analyze phase
  • Improve phase (through identification of solutions)
  • Measure phase
  • Analyze phase
  • Design phase (through identification of new design)
2nd Semester Executing
  • Improve phase (implementation of improved process)
  • Design phase (implementation of new design)
Monitoring and controlling
  • Control phase
  • Verify phase
Closing
  • Control phase (project close-out)
  • Verify phase (project close-out)