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Worksheet 70. Project Assessment Summary

Project Description or ID Project PPI ROI Priority Throughput Comments
Number Score Priority Priority

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Tracking Six Sigma Results
It is vital that information regarding results be accumulated and reported. This is useful
for various purposes:

• Evaluating the effectiveness of the Six Sigma project selection system
• Determining the overall return on investment
• Setting budgets

• Appraising individual and group performance
• Setting goals and targets

• Identifying areas where more (or less) emphasis on Six Sigma is indicated
• Helping educate newcomers on the value of Six Sigma
• Answering skeptics

• Quieting cynics
A major difference between Six Sigma and failed programs of the past is the emphasis
on tangible, measurable results. Six Sigma advocates make a strong point of the fact that
projects are selected to provide a mixture of short- and long-term paybacks that justify
the investment and the effort. Unless proof is provided, any statements regarding
paybacks are nothing more than empty assertions.
Data storage is becoming so inexpensive that the typical organization can afford to keep
fairly massive amounts of data in databases. The limiting factor is the effort needed to
enter the data into the system. This is especially important if highly trained change

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