Six Sigma Project Project Plan
This is a practical guide to building a project plan for a six sigma project project — the integrated document that defines how the project is executed, monitored and controlled, adapted to the realities of reducing defects and variation in a process.
What a Project Plan is
A project plan is the integrated document that defines how the project is executed, monitored and controlled. For the full concept and how it works in general, see Project Plan. On a six sigma project project it plays the same role, tuned to this kind of work.
Why it matters for a Six Sigma Project project
Six Sigma Project projects live or die on reducing defects and variation in a process. A well-built project plan gives the team a shared, explicit reference for exactly that — reducing ambiguity, aligning stakeholders, and making problems visible early enough to act. Skipping it, or doing it generically, is how six sigma project projects drift into avoidable delay and cost.
What to include
- Scope and deliverables
- Schedule and milestones
- Budget
- Roles and responsibilities
- Risk and communication approach
Six Sigma Project-specific considerations
Tailor the project plan to the risks that most often derail six sigma project projects:
- Data availability
- Root-cause complexity
- Sustaining control
Example
On a real six sigma project project, the project plan would be shaped by reducing defects and variation in a process. In particular, it should explicitly account for the project’s biggest risks — data availability, root-cause complexity, sustaining control — rather than treating them as afterthoughts.