Modules 4-5 Flashcards
What is the number one thing that makes change hard?
barriers
List common barriers
individuals, resources, systems, education, other
What is Six Sigma
It is a quality improvement philosophy that strives to eliminate defects through reduction of variation in a process
What does Six Sigma focus on?
Stakeholder engagement, data analysis, eliminating waste, improving outcomes
What factors influence which leadership style to use?
personal background, staff, the organization
BARRIERS: Individuals
- attitude (i.e., fear of change, lack of self-control)
- practice skills (i.e., limited communication skills)
BARRIERS: Resources
- lack of management, incentives, protocols, guidelines
BARRIERS: Systems
- Limited acceptance by other health care professionals
BARRIERS: Education
Knowledge and training
BARRIERS: Other
Lack of mentors and models, lack of vision
Autocratic Leadership Style
- classical approach
- manager retains power and decision-making authority
Bureaucratic Leadership Style
- manages “by the book”
- Everything done according to procedure or policy
– business focused. it’s not about the employees
Democratic Leadership Style
- aka participative style
- allows staff to establish goals
- encourage growth and promotions
Laissez-Faire Leadership Style
- aka the “hands-off style”
- minimum intervention from leader
- Full autonomy for workers
What is Negotiation?
A voluntary attempt, through direct dialogue, to resolve conflicts that arise from competing needs, interests, and goals.
How do you prepare for a negotiation?
-recognize you’re preferred negotiation style
-frame, plan, and strategize
What are the different styles of negotiation?
Distributive (win/lose)
Integrative (win/win)
mixed-motive
What factors could affect negotiations?
- negotiating in teams
- multi-party negotiations
- power imbalances (who has the resources)
- history
- personalities
- time
Essentials for Negotiating:
Effective negotiators…
- recognize the choices that they need to make
- recognize and adapt to others’ behaviors
- Are both empathetic and assertive
- Carry the burden of moving negotiations ahead
What are the roles in a Lean Six Sigma Project?
- master black belt
- black belt
- green belt
- yellow belt
Master Black Belt
- Teach, coach, and mentor black and green belts to ensure the methodology and tools are being applied properly
- advisor
- Master
Black Belt
- lead, execute, and complete the project
- Can lead complex, business critical projects
- Expert
Green Belt
- Support Lean Six Sigma projects through executing a subset of tools and phases
- Able to do the work in a capable manner
- Practitioner
Yellow Belt
- Plays a small role in the process of developing knowledge
- Understand the process and what they have to do
- Introductory
White Belt
- Plays a small role in the process of developing knowledge
- All those who have to interact with the process
- Awareness
Six Sigma
- More focused on reducing defects (variation) and increasing productivity
Lean
- Adopt many ideologies from just-in-time manufacturing
- Strive for perfection
What is Lean Six Sigma?
- Standard of excellence equates to 3.4 defects per million opportunities (DPMO)
- Centered on the concept that any process variation can be reduced using data collection, statistical tools, and sustained process monitoring
- Sigma measures the variability of a process concerning specification limits (set by customer)
- Sigma level is a metric that represents how well a process is performing, how much variation there is, and how likely a defect will occur
Who created the 5 principles of LEAN thinking?
Jim Womack and Daniel Jones
What are the 5 principles of LEAN thinking?
- value
- create value stream
- flow and pull
- empowerment
- perfection
5 principles of LEAN thinking:
Value
customers will pay a certain price for a good/service based on the associated value they place on it
5 principles of LEAN thinking:
Create Value Stream
visualize and map out high-level actions of the entire process to identify value-added activities that can be eliminated, time delays, and waste (non-value-added activities)
5 principles of LEAN thinking:
Flow and Pull
increase flow of products/services through the value stream based on pull of customer demand (just-in-time)
5 principles of LEAN thinking:
Empowerment
empowering employees provides greatest customer value and works to eliminate waste
5 principles of LEAN thinking:
Perfection
working towards zero defects and zero waste
What does DMAIC stand for?
Define
Measure
Analyze
Improve
Control
DMAIC: Define
involves selecting a project based on business, operational, or customer needs and aligning with organizational strategy
DMAIC: Measure
involves data collection, validation of the measurement system, and initial documentation or variation
DMAIC: Analyze
Uses date to establish the main inputs (causes) that affect the outputs (problem)
DMAIC: Improve
identifies the improvements/solutions to optimize the outputs and reduce defects
DMAIC: Control
uses documentation, monitoring, and accountability assignment to maintain the gains made by process improvements
Project Identification - Pareto Priority Index
PPI = [(Savings $) x (Probability of Success)]/(Cost x Completion Time)