Overview
IISE and
MoreSteam are pleased to present this online course.
SigmaBrew® DMAIC is an online project game for classroom
training. The multi-player simulation provides deployments and Blended Learning
training programs with a rich project experience, where students practice
process improvement tools and techniques in a safe, constructive environment.
SigmaBrew® DMAIC is a data-rich, virtual case study and
instructive simulation for the classroom where students learn process
improvement tools in the context of completing a realistic project.
What is This?
SigmaBrew DMAIC is:
A cost-effective way to provide your Green and Black Belt
students with a complete, in-depth project in as little as 2-3 days.
A realistic Lean Six Sigma DMAIC project environment that
provides a series of critical questions requiring analytical thinking, rather
than a prescriptive walk through a series of tools.
An Interactive Online Case Study
SigmaBrew integrates the various Lean Six Sigma tools into a
realistic project structure within a game architecture.
You can have students play as teams or as individuals within
a multi-player instructor-led environment.
SigmaBrew is a fictitious specialty coffee retailer
struggling with quality and customer service issues, and the depth and detail
of the story quickly engages students into "owning" the project.
The participant must make decisions about what to do next:
which data to collect, which actions to take, and how to manage team dynamics,
while minimizing project expenses and cycle time.
How it works
The Setup
Your instructors segment the students into teams of 2-3
players. These teams "compete" to achieve the best results. Each team
requires a login to the online game portal.
Participants begin the simulation with the organization's
case history, including background data highlighting the need to undertake an
improvement project.
After working through balanced scorecard and project
selection exercises, participants begin the DMAIC process, working through the
tools and techniques of Lean Six Sigma.
The Project
In each phase, there are multiple choices to collect data or
implement improvement actions - with varying benefits. Many "wrong"
choices are available that offer no benefit!
Like the real world, all choices to collect data or
implement an improvement action all have costs in terms of time and money,
which are tracked as project metrics on a project scorecard.
Students process the collected data using various Lean Six
Sigma analytical tools, as required.
The Scoring and End
At the end of each phase, your students must complete a
tollgate quiz to demonstrate their knowledge.
Correct answers to tollgate questions yield an improved
process metric and a higher economic return. Near misses provide partial
benefit, and wide misses may entail additional penalties to project cost and
timing!
Visual depictions and scorecards help teams assess their
progress and compare results to those of other, competing teams.
By the end of the exercise, each team has practiced applying
process improvement tools and techniques and making decisions in conditions of
uncertainty. Students have completed an entire project, resulting in increased
confidence and competence.
Simulation Data Sheet
Learn more by downloading the data sheet on this simulation
here:
https://www.moresteam.com/simulations/download/datasheet-sigmabrew-dmaic.pdf
Requirements
This course has no pre-requisites. Unlike other online
providers, we do not require you to take any prerequisite course for this level
of training.
Additional information on registering for this course
Note: This course is a collaboration between IISE and
MoreSteam. The course will be delivered
via MoreSteam’s innovative online learning platform and IISE members enjoy
preferred pricing for this MoreSteam content.
Please allow 1-2 business days to receive your course link from
MoreSteam after completing your registration with IISE.