Why a Lean Six Sigma Project Management Software?
A Lean Six Sigma project management software is expected to help standardize and streamline the reporting and reviewing mechanism of any continuous improvement programs. Lean Six Sigma provides hundreds of powerful tools. While many disparate and standalone tools, templates and software are available in the market, typical challenges improvement or change management leaders face are:
- How to track progress and enable gate/phase reviews of multiple projects in a cross functional environment?
- How to roll-up the KPIs without having to spend hours every week?
- How to ensure improvement teams are using standardized tool?
- How to stitch together all the tools, templates and workflows?
- What can be done to standardize the workflow of improvement programs be it - DMAIC, Just Do It, PDCA, Kaizen Event, QFD(Quality Function Deployment), Design for Six Sigma, CDOV(Concept-Design-Optimize-Verify)?
To facilitate and make such continuous improvement programs successful, we are offering Companion by Minitab.
What is Companion by Minitab?
Companion by Minitab is a platform that enables improvement teams and individuals easily plan, execute and capture project status using hundreds of standardized tools. It also enables reporting, reviews, and follow-ups on process improvement projects.
High-level features include:
- An integrated desktop toolkit to complete projects
- A web-based dashboard that instantly rolls up all project data
- Brings visibility to the impact of your improvement program with automatic, up-to-the-minute summaries
- Well organized workflows from the start of each project through to the reporting of key metrics and financials.
Advantage of Companion over custom developed solution
- Companion can be deployed on a single PC or across your entire organization, depending on your need.
- Developed with a deep understanding of continuous improvement programs across multiple industries.
- Saves you the cost, time and management of complex software development life-cycle.
- Teams complete their projects faster and more consistently
- Giving you and your stakeholders insight to make critical business decisions.
- Easy-to customize road-maps and templates ensure teams follow your company’s methods and provide the information you need.
Companion by Minitab Features list
There are hundreds of tools, templates and workflows available in Companion. The features are split in to desktop application and a browser based portal to connect all desktop applications of an organization.