As an Industrial Engineer I already knew many if not all of the ideas behind the "Six Sigma Strategy". These gentleman have found a way to package the IE focus into a neat little package. UNfortunatly it lacks depth. The book was a good read as an intro to the Black Belt training I had, but it does not offer any substance for those of you looking to apply any of the concepts. This book only talks on a high level about them. It acts as more of a sales pitch at best for the ideas behind six sigma. It is probably worth it but the if you are looking at trying to improve your business processes and look for solutions you would be better off hiring an Industrial Engineering Consultant. If you were to ask my opinion of a better book to read I would STRINGLY recommmend "The Goal" or "Critical Chain" both by Eliyahu M. Goldratt. His books offer a more realistic approach at solving these issues. As info Six Sigma has been a failure in our company many of which is blamed by the fact that the program requires a total commitment by upper(many companies don't have the Jack Welch type leadership)

The book gives a good general overview of the Six Sigma system. It offers little real ability to do projects UNLESS you are an industrial engineer (IE), in which case it gives you a concrete case to sell your solutions to management. Six Sigma appears to be a buzz word for PART of an indutrial engineers repitoire of skills. ...

Finally, a management book written by two authors who have actually been there and done it! After nearly two decades of defining and refining the Six Sigma strategy and helping change the course of companies like GE and AlliedSignal, Mikel Harry and Richard Schroeder have complied that experience into a viable book. One of their most noteworthy point is that quality for quality sake's doesn't guarantee market share and profitability. Through the application of Six Sigma, companies focus on increasing profitability and shareholder value before they focus on improving quality. The results include increased market share, lower costs, and growing profit margins. As these authors aptly show in this concise and in-depth guide to applying Six Sigma, companies that learn to statistically measure and improve their processes are also companies able to deliver the highest-quality products, on time, at the lowest possible cost. This book took me past all the media attention surrounding Six Sigma and explained step-by-step how the Breakthrough Strategy can be applied to not just my company at the executive level, but to specific operations throughout the company.

I found this spine text incredibly hard to read. I learned much more from reading other shorter texts.

I found this text easier to read than the Frymoyer. Probably the best one out there now.

Un cristiano sin nada mejor que hacer se puso a escribir un libro difamatorio que afecta la opinión de Harry Potter en los niños que lo leen. Y como si fuera poco, ahora es editado al español... hay gente sin nada mejor que hacer en la vida...

Definitivamente no es un libro para niños. Este libro esta dirigido a padres cristianos que deseen tener un punto de referencia para poder conversar con sus hijos acerca de lo que la biblia dice sobre personajes como Harry Potter. Se debe ver como un libro de referencia