1. Analyze Wrap Up and Action Items
Take a sighhhh of relief, you have now completed the Analyze Phase.

2. Analyze Wrap Up Overview
The goal of the Analyze Phase is to:
Locate the variables significantly impacting your Primary Metric. Then establish Root Causes for “X” variables using Inferential Statistical Analysis such as Hypothesis Testing and Simple Modeling.
Gain and demonstrate a working knowledge of Inferential Statistics as a means of identification of leverage variables.
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3. Being tenacious and courageous Make data-based decisions
Six Sigma Behaviors
Embracing change
Continuous learning
Being tenacious and courageous
Make data-based decisions
Being rigorous
Thinking outside of the box
Each “player” in the Lean Six Sigma process must be
A ROLE MODEL
for the Lean Six Sigma culture.
A Six Sigma Black Belt has a tendency to take on many roles, therefore these behaviors help throughout the journey.

4. Analyze Deliverables
Listed here are the Analyze Phase deliverables each candidate will present in a Power Point presentation at the beginning of the Improve Phase training.
At this point you should all understand what is necessary to provide these deliverables in your presentation.
Team Members (Team Meeting Attendance)
Primary Metric
Secondary Metric(s)
Data Demographics
Hypothesis Testing (applicable tools)
Modeling (applicable tools)
Strategy to reduce the X’s
Project Plan
Issues and Barriers
It’s your show!
Before beginning the Improve Phase each student should prepare a clear presentation for your mentor addressing each topic shown here.

5. Analyze Phase - The Roadblocks
Look for the potential roadblocks and plan to address them before they become problems:
Lack of data
Data presented is the best guess by functional managers
Team members do not have the time to collect data
Process participants do not participate in the analysis planning
Lack of access to the process
Each phase will have roadblocks. Many will be similar throughout your project.

6. DMAIC Roadmap Identify Problem Area
Assess Stability, Capability and Measurement Systems
Identify and Prioritize All X’s
Prove/Disprove Impact X’s Have On Problem
Identify, Prioritize, Select Solutions Control or Eliminate X’s Causing Problems
Implement Solutions to Control or Eliminate X’s Causing Problems
Implement Control Plan to Ensure Problem Does Not Return
Verify Financial Impact
Determine Appropriate Project Focus
Estimate COPQ
Establish Team
Champion/ Process Owner
Define
Measure
Analyze
Improve
Control
Now you should be able to prove/disprove the impact “X’s” have on a problem.

7. Analyze Phase
Vital Few X’s Identified
State Practical Theories of Vital Few X’s Impact on Problem
Translate Practical Theories into Scientific Hypothesis
Select Analysis Tools to Prove/Disprove Hypothesis
Collect Data
Perform Statistical Tests
State Practical Conclusion
Update FMEA
Identify Root Cause
Ready for Improve and Control N Y
Statistically
Significant?
Practically
Root
Cause
Over 80% of projects will realize their solutions in the Analyze Phase – then we must move to the Improve Phase to further assess what solutions may yet exist.

8. Analyze Phase Checklist
Analyze Questions
Define Performance Objectives Graphical Analysis
Is existing data laid out graphically?
Are there newly identified secondary metrics?
Is the response discrete or continuous?
Is it a Mean or a variance problem or both?
Document Potential X’s Root Cause Exploration
Are there a reduced number of potential X’s?
Who participated in these activities?
Are the number of likely X’s reduced to a practical number for analysis?
What is the statement of Statistical Problem?
Does the process owner buy into these Root Causes?
Analyze Sources of Variability Statistical Tests
Are there completed Hypothesis Tests?
Is there an updated FMEA?
General Questions
Are there any issues or barriers preventing you from completing this phase?
Do you have adequate resources to complete the project?
This Analyze Phase checklist is a good exercise to run to see if all the steps from the Analyze Phase are completed and sufficient.

9. Planning for Action
WHAT
WHO
WHEN
WHY
WHY NOT
HOW
Qualitative screening of vital from controllable trivial X’s
Qualitative screening for other factors
Quantitative screening of vital from controllable trivial X’s
Ensure compliance to problem solving strategy
Quantify risk of meeting needs of customer, business and people
Predict risk of sustainability
Chart a plan to accomplish desired state of culture
Assess shift in process location
Minimize risk of process failure
Modeling Continuous or Non Continuous Output
Achieving breakthrough in Y with minimum efforts
Validate Financial Benefits
This is a template that should be used with each project to assure you take the proper steps – remember, Lean Six Sigma is very much about taking steps. Lots of them and in the correct order.

10. At this point you should:
Summary
At this point you should:
Have started to develop a project plan to meet the deliverables
Have identified ways to deal with potential roadblocks
Be ready to apply the Lean Six Sigma method through your project
You are on your way!
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