Why Six Sigma Benchmarking Efforts Fail

Failure of Six Sigma Benchmarking efforts – Why? Six Sigma Benchmarking efforts are systematic and structured, concentrating on superior performance at the end of the project. The success of each benchmarking efforts is dependent on the participation of... More

Failure of Six Sigma Benchmarking efforts – Why? Six Sigma Benchmarking efforts are systematic and structured, concentrating on superior performance at the end of the project. The success of each benchmarking efforts is dependent on the participation of all the team members, black belt and champion involved. The involvement and the commitment of senior management are necessary and it plays a vital role for six sigma efforts. Internal process of the project understanding is very necessary for the six sigma team. Six sigma efforts will definitely fail if Six Sigma team does not understand the internal processes or management does not support them on regular basis. Team should focus on area of concern. Due to following reasons six sigma benchmarking efforts fails in many companies: Lack of understanding: Lack of understanding of internal processes, vision, mission and goal of the organization is the key factor for Six Sigma benchmarking failures. Management must align the activitie Less