What is ISO 18404- Competencies for key personnel and their organizations about Six Sigma about?
ISO 18404 is an international standard on quantitative methods in process improvement that discusses competencies for key personnel and their organizations about Six Sigma and Lean implementation to enhance the efficacy of the process.
ISO 18404 defines the competencies for the attainment of specific levels of competency with regards to Six Sigma, Lean, and “Lean & Six Sigma” in individuals, e.g., Black Belt, Green Belt and Lean practitioners and their organizations.
Note: ISO 18404 sets out the required competencies for individual certification and an organization’s certificate.
Who is ISO 18404- Competencies for key personnel and their organizations about Six Sigma for?
ISO 18404 on competencies for key personnel and their organization about six sigma is relevant to:
- Quality management auditors
- Management system consultant
- Lean and six sigma consultants and training professionals
Why should you use ISO 18404- Competencies for key personnel and their organizations about Six Sigma?
Lean six sigma is a fact-based, data-driven philosophy of improvement that values defect prevention over defect detection.
Within an organization, it is important to have the role of a champion well-defined. A champion facilitates improvement activities and removes roadblocks in the path of project completion. The organization shall, at regular defined, justified intervals and in alignment with business objectives, review and adjust the Six Sigma, Lean or “Lean & Six Sigma” strategy by an appropriate authority. ISO 18404 sets out to clarify the required competencies for personnel and organizations in Six Sigma), Lean and “Lean & Six Sigma”. ISO 18404 provides you with the separate competency requirements for Six Sigma and Lean implementation and sets out a combined competency framework for “Lean & Six Sigma”. In so doing, it focuses on the competencies (skills and abilities) to deliver benefits to an organization rather than defining the specific educational level required for each role.
With compliance and obedience to ISO 18404, you can easily attain specific levels of competency with regards to Lean & Six Sigma to enhance the process.
