Lean Six Sigma is so much more than statistics. Forget about the concept of 3.4ppm for a moment. Lean Six Sigma is about aiming for excellence more than anything else.

Don’t get fooled by people who wave Minitab in your face. I bet you will be able to work on most problem solving and continuous improvement project without it.

I have compiled a list of non-statistical tools and methods embedded in the Lean Six Sigma philosophy below:

1. Value stream map

2. Hidden factory

3. 8 Wastes

4. Critical to Quality (CTQ)

5. Cost of poor quality (CoPQ)

6. 8 step problem solving

7. DMAIC

8. Check sheet

9. Control chart

10. Pareto analysis

11. Cause & effect diagram (fishbone diagram)

12. Flow chart

13. FMEA

14. Fault tree analysis

15. Mistake proofing

16. 4W & 1H method

17. Is/Is not analysis

18. 5 whys

19. Brainstorming

20. Affinity diagrams

21. Scatter diagram

22. Swim lane diagram

23. Pugh Matrix

24. Stakeholder map

25. SIPOC

26. Kano model

27. DPMO

28. ROI

29. Poka-yoke

30. Project charters

31. Visual management

32. TMP

33. DMAIC

34. QFD

35. 5S

36. SMED

None of the tools listed above requires tapping into the statistics!

Impressive right?

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I hope this will help you on your journey towards excellence.

Good luck!