Francis K. Josiah Receives ASQ-Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
Six Sigma is a business management strategy that combines economics, statistics, engineering, finance, and creative common sense. It is a measure of variability from perfection. It was developed by Motorola, USA in 1981. Six Sigma originated as a set of practices designed to improve processes and eliminate defects. In Six Sigma, defect is defined as any process output that does not meet customer specifications, or that could lead to creating an output that does not meet customer specifications. The term “Six Sigma” comes from an area of statistics called “process capability studies”. Six Sigma’s goal is to improve all processes to that level of quality or better. (99.9997% or 3.4 defects or errors per every one million perfect output).
Six Sigma seeks to improve the quality of process outputs by identifying and removing the causes of defects (errors) and minimizing variations in manufacturing and business processes. It uses a set of quality management methods, including statistical methods, and creates a special infrastructure of people within the organization (“Black Belts”, “Green Belts”, etc.) who are experts in these methods. Each Six Sigma project carried out within an organization follows a defined sequence of steps and has quantified financial targets (cost reduction or profit increase).
My reason for pursuing a six sigma certification was strictly for professional career development. The level of competitiveness in the business sector and the pace of technological change is driving demand for unique talent to tackle and solve complex problems.
Today more than ever, I am convinced that the tools, techniques and strategies applied by most of corporate America is also applicable in the public sectors as well. The US federal government, the Army, Navy and Air Force and the Illinois Department of transportation are a few of the public sectors using six sigma methodologies to improve or deliver quality processes and services to effectively meet the needs of the public at the lowest possible cost.
My appeal and hope is that Sierra Leone’s current political and business leadership can outline a road map to experiment the use of six sigma strategies through consultants and provide the training to professionals and students.
Francis Ken Josiah, USA
PRESS RELEASE
Francis K. Josiah Receives ASQ-Certified Six Sigma Black
Belt
Milwaukee, Wis., October 8, 2010 — The Certification Board of ASQ (American Society for Quality) is pleased to announce that Francis K. Josiah has completed the requirements to be named an ASQ-Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (ASQ CSSBB). As such, Francis K. Josiah has reached a significant level of professional recognition, indicating a proficiency in and a comprehension of Six Sigma principles and practices. Individuals who earn this certification are allowed to use “ASQ CSSBB” on their business cards and professional correspondence.
“ASQ provides certification as a way to provide formal recognition to professionals who have demonstrated an understanding of, and a commitment to, quality techniques and practices in their job and career,” explains E. David Spong, ASQ president. “This is a great accomplishment and, although not a formal registration or licensure, it represents a high level of peer recognition.”
A Certified Six Sigma Black Belt is a professional who applies Six Sigma philosophies and principles, including supporting systems and tools in a variety of business situations. A Black Belt demonstrates team leadership and
manages team dynamics in all aspects of the DMAIC model (define, measure, analyze, improve, control), understands lean enterprise concepts and uses tools to identify non-value-added activities
Since 1968, when the first ASQ certification examination was given, more than 170,000 individuals have taken the path to reaching their goal of becoming ASQ-Certified in their field or profession, including many of who have attained more than one designation. To learn more about ASQ’s Certified Six Sigma Black Belt program, visit http://www.asq.org/certification/six-sigma/.
ASQ, www.asq.org, has been the world’s leading authority on quality for more than 60 years. With more than 80,000 individual and organizational members, the professional association advances learning, quality improvement and knowledge exchange to improve business results and to create better workplaces and communities worldwide. As champion of the quality movement, ASQ offers technologies, concepts, tools and training to quality professionals, quality practitioners and everyday consumers. ASQ has been the sole administrator of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award since 1991. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., ASQ is a founding sponsor of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).
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