Feb 20, 2018 | Methodology
What is a DMAIC Tollgate or Phase gate? When you’re using DMAIC to guide you through your retail project, a tollgate is a major milestone. A DMAIC tollgate (also called a “phase-gate” or “stage-gate”) is a checkpoints allowing you to proceed through the DMAIC model....
Feb 13, 2018 | Methodology
What is DMAIC? DMAIC (often pronounced “der-may-ic”) is a model from Lean Six Sigma to plot a project from start to finish. There are 5 stages in the DMAIC methodology to guide you from identifying a problem through to having a robust solution in place. What Does...
Feb 6, 2018 | Methodology, Most Popular
Lean is often a term that seems to be thrown around in error, often used interchangeably with “Six Sigma” but the 2 are different. Lean is a series of tools, techniques and thinking that will focus on cutting waste, increase customer satisfaction and ultimately...
Jan 30, 2018 | Methodology
People talk about Six Sigma in Retail as a big opportunity In fact, six sigma is one of the big buzz words in project management overall. But it’s often an unrealistic goal that can waste money – so why are people talking about Six Sigma in retail, still? Six sigma is...
Jul 19, 2017 | Methodology, PRINCE2
If you’re interested in pursuing a career in project management, or would like to progress in your current position by learning more about how to effectively manage projects within your current team, you’ll need to learn about project management systems and...