Project Closure Six Sigma Continuous Improvement Training Six Sigma Continuous Improvement Training Six Sigma Simplicity

Key Learning Points  Documenting agreed changes is an important part of building acceptance, changing processes and working through conflict  A Documentation Plan is more than a schedule for all documents.  It is helpful to define the  Scope  Schedule for creation  Ownership  Circulation  Storage/disposal

Project Closure  You must be able to leave a project once you have started one  Use the following process to close your project  You must be able to leave a project once you have started one  Use the following process to close your project  Project Goal  Project Benefits  Finance – budget /savings  Savings in website & QMS  Report  Recommendations / spin off projects  +/delta feedback on your style  Leave behinds / tidy up  Team release you  Champion to close charter and formally release the team  Communicate Success

Project Closure- Metric Graphs  Did you achieve what you set out to achieve? How capable is the new process? What was the sigma level before and after?

Project Closure - $  Work with your controller and the straw man to agree final figures for  $ Productivity  $ Cost Saving  $ Budget spend  Work with your controller and the straw man to agree final figures for  $ Productivity  $ Cost Saving  $ Budget spend  If the project has benefits evaluate them  Ensure that the $ are recorded in the Company Management System and the CI website

Project Closure  Report  Recommendations / spin off projects  +/delta feedback on your style  Leave behinds / tidy up  Team release you  Champion to close charter and formally release the team  Report  Recommendations / spin off projects  +/delta feedback on your style  Leave behinds / tidy up  Team release you  Champion to close charter and formally release the team  Your documentation plan will identify what documents need to be transferred so that you can walk away  Find out from the team how you can improve your use of the tools in future

Communicate Success  Everyone loves a winner!  Website  QMS  Steering Committee  Local briefings  Brown papers  Notice boards  Memos  Newsletters  Share best practice  Industry conferences  Corporate communications

Project Closure Flowserve’s Continuous Improvement Process Flowserve’s Continuous Improvement Process