The same 14 documents and 5 gates, on every project
Not a recommended way of working. The way the system will let the work proceed.
Book a demo →- 14
- templates
- named, not generic
- 8
- produce a diagram
- mostly into the PDF
- 5
- tollgates
- one per DMAIC phase
- 1
- dossier
- per project
Five gates
What each gate asks before the work goes on
A gate is not a meeting in a calendar. Each one carries the checks the project has to satisfy, and the person who submits it cannot be the person who approves it.
Gate 1
Define
- ✓Charter approved by the sponsor
- ✓Problem & goal are measurable
- ✓Scope and team agreed
Gate 2
Measure
- ✓Measurement system validated
- ✓Baseline capability established
- ✓Data plan followed
Gate 3
Analyze
- ✓Root causes identified
- ✓Verified statistically with data
- ✓Vital few prioritised
Gate 4
Improve
- ✓Solution piloted
- ✓Improvement demonstrated with data
- ✓Risks / FMEA addressed
Gate 5
Control
- ✓Control plan in place
- ✓Process owner signed off
- ✓Realized savings recorded
14 documents
The same documents, every time
Every project draws on one set of templates, so a charter written by one team is the same artefact as a charter written by another. Marked templates produce a diagram as well as text.
One caveat worth stating plainly: 8 of the 14 produce a diagram, and seven of those render into the exported PDF rather than on the screen in front of you.
At each phase
What the product puts in front of a team
Each phase carries its objective and the tools that fit it, so a belt who has not run this phase before is not guessing at what to open next.
Define
- Project Charter
- SIPOC
- CTQ Tree
- Business case / ROI
Measure
- Process Capability
- Gage R&R
- Data Collection Plan
- Sample Size
Analyze
- Pareto
- Fishbone / 5 Whys
- ANOVA / Regression
- Hypothesis test
Improve
- DOE
- Poka-Yoke / 5S
- Impact vs Effort
- Before/After test
Control
- Control Chart (SPC)
- Control Plan
- Realized savings
- Standard Work
Standardisation is enforced
Two rules that make it real
A template library is a suggestion. These two turn it into a method, because the system refuses rather than reminds.
Nobody approves their own gate
An approved document keeps serving
The project record
Every project ends as a document
A dossier PDF for the project itself, alongside branded exports from the analysis, the documents, the business case and the Lean tools.
See it run with your own team
Bring the process you use today. Thirty minutes is enough to see it as a governed project with the decisions recorded.
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