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Design for Excellence
Risk Management
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2008 Events / Speeches / Workshops:
Last Update: Jul. 18th. 2008
- Jan 8: Lean Six Sigma for
Entrepreneurs, TiE Austin event, 5 PM to 8 PM
To sign up please call: (512) 305 0575 or visit www.austin.tie.org
- Jan 11 - 15: Supplier Audits
for Performance Excellence in China
- Jan 14, 15: Building Brands that
Last - Fortune 100 Multi-National Company, Texas
- Jan 21 - 25: The Business
Scorecard - Coaching for Executives of Texas based tech company
- Feb 4 - 7: Supply Chain
Management - Strategies and Tactics for Success, Austin, Texas
- Feb 4, 5: Executive Training -
Risk Management, Avoiding the 10 Mistakes - for Healthcare
services provider in Texas
- Feb 16 - 17: Building Competitive
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises for India - speech at Quality
Conclave organized by the Quality Council of India. For more
information please visit QCI website: www.qcin.org
- Feb 18 - 22: Lean Six Sigma -
Greenbelt Program, Mumbai, India
- Feb 27, 28: Integrating Lean Six
Sigma in startups - Salt Lake City, Utah
- Mar 3: International ISO 9000
Conference - Rai Chowdhary to Chair session on Expanding Horizons
of ISO 9000.
For more information visit: www.iso9000conference.com
and select
Conference-at-a-Glance from the ISO 9000 section. Then click on
Session 6.
- Mar 4: International Lean Six
Sigma Conference - Rai Chowdhary to conduct Pre-Conference
Workshop on Lean Six Sigma - Synergy Made Easy.
For more information visit: www.iso9000conference.com
and select Workshops from Lean Six Sigma section.
- Mar 10 - 12: Six Sigma Green Belt
Accelerated - Fortune 500 company in midwest U.S.
- Mar 17 - 18: Executing on the
Strategy - for executives of Taiwan based MNC
- Mar 19 - 20: Statistical Methods,
and Root Cause Analysis - workshop for U.S. based medical devices
manufacturer
- Mar 24, 25: Creating the Roadmap
and Understanding Risks - for executives of startup medical
products company
- Mar 24 - 28: Supplier Capability
Assessment in China - for U.S. based MNC client
- Apr 5, 12: Positively Delightful
Complete Audits (PDCA)
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here to signup
Apr 19, 26: Business Finance for Professionals
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here to signup
- Apr 14 - 16: Six Sigma Green Belt
Accelerated - Fortune 500 company in mid-west U.S.
- Apr 17: Doing Business with India
- Keys to Success
- Apr 21 - 24: Lean Enterprise
Deployment - with Fortune 500 company in Texas
- Apr 23: Microsoft Project 2007
Training for U.S. Treasury Staff
- Apr 28 - 30: Lean Line Design
Workshop - with Fortune 500 company in Texas
- May 20: Lean Six Sigma -
Companions or Competitors, seminar for APICS, Austin
- May 21: Statistical Methods - Non
Parametric, workshop for U.S. based medical products manufacturer
- May dates TBD: Lean Six Sigma Yellow
Belt Program, Mumbai, India
- May dates TBD: Doing Business
with the United States of America, Mumbai, India
- May dates TBD: Transitioning to
Management, Mumbai, India
- Jun 9,10: Statistical Process
Control for Fortune 500 Company, Austin, Texas
- Jul 10: Simplified DOE for
Scientists and Engineers with startup company, Salt Lake City,
Utah
- Jul 15-18: Lean Enterprise for
executives of a Fortune 1000 Corporation, Texas
- Jul 25: Language of Business for
Every Engineer, Rai Chowdhary presents at the National Society for
Professional Engineers., Annual Conference at Portland, Oregon.
- Jul 25: Ten Mistakes of Risk
Management, Rai Chowdhary presents at the National Society for
Professional Engineers., Annual Conference at Portland, Oregon.
- Aug 11-12: Excellence via
Business Scorecard, for medium scale manufacturing firm, Texas.
- Aug 18-19: Excellence in
Educational Services, for a Texas school district.
- Aug 25-26: Risk Management - 10
Mistakes To Avoid, for an Alternative Energy startup firm.
- Sep 7-12: Excellence in Small and
Medium Enterprises - workshop series in India
- Sep 22-23: Design for
Manufacturability, workshop for Fortune 500 company, Austin, Texas
- Sep 24-25: Design for Cost
Management, workshop for Fortune 500 company, San Jose, California
2007 Events / Speeches / Workshops:
- Jan 18, 19: Lean Six Sigma in Startup
Company, at Salt Lake City, Utah
- Jan 26: 11:30 AM - 1 PM, Chicken Soup for My Friend's Soul
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Annual Event at TEAM 2000 training center in Round Rock,
Texas.
- Feb 7, 8, and 9: Six Sigma Green Belt Part I, Austin,
Texas (9th. wave)
- Feb 12: Business Excellence for Pre-IPO
companies, with Investor Group (private session)
- Feb 16, 17: Participate in Six Sigma session
with ASQ Headquarters
- Feb 19, 20: SPC 200 in Austin
- Feb 21, 22, 23: Six Sigma Green Belt
Part II, Austin, Texas (9th. wave)
- Feb 25 thru Mar 1st: 2007 International ISO 9000
Conference - Presentations / Workshops
- What Every Quality Professional Should
Know about Accounting and Finance - Technical
Session, Workshop
- Beyond FMEAs - 10 Mistakes of Risk Management, Workshop
- Mar 7, 8, 9: Six Sigma Green Belt
(Accelerated) Part I - for Fortune 100 Company
- Mar 20, 21, 22, 23: Design for Cost Management,
Design for Serviceability, at Banglore, India
- Mar 26: Rai Chowdhary invited as Chief
Guest at Graduation Ceremony of students at S. B. M. Polytechnic,
Mumbai, India
- Apr 4, 5, 6: Six Sigma Green Belt
(Accelerated) Part II - for Fortune 100 Company
- Apr 26, 27: Statistical Process Control - for
Fortune 500 Company, Texas
- May 18: Business Excellence with Lean and
Six Sigma - for startup company, Salt Lake City, USA
- May 24, 25, 28, 29: Design for Manufacturability /
Producibility - for Fortune 500 Company, Bangalore, India
- May 31: Design for Optimal Cost,
seminar at NTPC (National Thermal Power Commission), New Delhi,
India
- Jun 12, 13, 14: Supplier
Development Training with Fortune 500 company
- Jun 13 thru 19: GD&T Training
for Engineers, Fortune 500 company
- Jun 21, 22: SPC for Leaders and
Managers, Austin, Texas
- Jun 26: Software Validation for
implant manufacturer (meeting FDA requirements)
- Jul 9, 10: SPC and DOE for
Customer Service Engrs., Fortune 500 company
- Jul 15: Leadership Training, ASQ
Regional Meeting, Austin, Texas
- Jul 28: Six Sigma Initiatives,
APICS, San Jose, California
- Jul 31: Doing business with
India, Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce, Utah
For more information or to sign up Click
here...
- Aug 6 - 8: Supplier Audit for
Fortune 500 Company
- Aug 10: Design of Experiments, at
TEAM 2000 training center, enrollment now open. Please call
to sign up...1-877-469-6949
- Aug 27 - 29: Lean Six Sigma Green
Belt Accelerated, Fortune 500 Company, Austin, Texas
- Aug 31: CEO Coaching - Building
Strategic and Tactical planning for small business owners
- Sep 1: Implementing Lean Six
Sigma in startup medical products company
- Sep 7 and 8: Lean + Six Sigma
Yellow Belt in Mumbai
- Sep 10 - 12: Business Excellence,
Lean + Six Sigma in Indian Corporations
- Sep 13 - 14: Research for book on
Doing Business with India - Interviews in Mumbai, and Delhi
- Sep 3rd. Week: Building
Organizational Excellence, Strategies for Executives of Taiwanese
/ US Corporation based in Texas
- Sep 24 - 26: Lean Six Sigma
Green Belt Accelerated, Fortune 500 Company, Austin, Texas
- Oct 1st. Week: Business
Excellence in startup pharmaceutical research company
- Oct 2nd Week: PFMEA, SPC, DOE,
Fortune 500 Company, Dallas, Texas
- Oct 18: Call Center Excellence -
Process Mapping at Austin Contact Center Alliance, Austin, Texas
- Oct 4th. Week: Building the
Company Scorecard for startup medical products company
- Nov 3: Lean Six Sigma for
startup medical products company, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Nov 15: Speech on
"Doing Business with India (Short Version)" at ASQ
Dallas Chapter
- Nov 20 - 24: Design for Cost
Management, Design for Serviceability, for India based division of
Fortune 100 U.S. Corporation
- Nov 28 - 28: Executive training
and strategy building for Taiwan based $4 Billion Multi-National
Corporation
- Dec Dec 3 - 5: Mission, Vision,
Strategy, and Tactics for a $250 million division of Fortune 100
corporation
- Dec 6: TEAM 2000 Christmas Party
- with Delicious Soup for my Friend's Soul
- Dec 10 - 13: SPC Basics, and SPC
for Managers and Leaders for one of the world's leading
semi-conductor equipment manufacturer
- Dec 17 - 18: Mission and Vision
development workshop for small and medium enterprises
2007 Highlights
- Rai Chowdhary was honored with
the Best Speaker Award at the International ISO 9000 and Lean Six
Sigma Conference held at Orlando during Feb 25th. thru 28th. For
more information, click here...
- Rai Chowdhary chosen as the
Mentorship Chair for TiE Austin, he is also a Charter Member of
TiE as of Aug 2007
- Book released: "10 Mistakes
of Risk Management and How to Avoid Them" by Rai Chowdhary
- Lee O. Taylor joins TEAM 2000 as
an Auditor
- Lee O. Taylor gets certified as
Project Management Professional
2006 Events / Speeches / Workshops:
- Design for Lean Six Sigma Green
Belt - Dec 11 thru 15, Canada
The last wave for this Fortune 100 company was
completed. The champions, and their sponsors were very
appreciative of the way Rai Chowdhary coached them in this
journey. All participants graduated from the program.
This was a rare program since all the projects were R&D
related.
- Lean Business Enterprise - An
Imperative for Indian Business
Conducted in Chennai, Mumbai, and New Delhi during Nov 2006 -
the one day sessions were very well received by the
audiences. 98% of the 112 attendees rated the seminar 3 or
higher on a scale of 1 to 5 (3 = OK, 5 = Best). 95% rated it
4 or higher. Many also commented they wanted a 2 or 3 day
session. The seminar was a very timely event for Indian Business
owing to the high demand for outsourcing services and
manufacturing from Indian business organizations. The
challenge for them is to contain prices and still be profitable -
something Lean can help achieve.
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Lean and Six Sigma in Startup
Company - Nov 13th., Salt Lake City, Utah
Our work with this startup is very exciting indeed. Rarely
does one get a chance to embed such principles at the ground
floor. Together with the management team we are building a
company to deliver such performance right from the
beginning.
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Six Sigma Green Belt Part II -
Nov 8th. thru 10th., Austin
Most of the participants have been progressing well on their
projects, and
the company has reported an year to date savings level of over
$400,000. This has been accomplished with 8 projects that
have been completed to date. Additional projects are on the
way. The rate of return is just about 200% in the first
year, since each team has invested <=25,000 per project. All
numbers quoted by the company have been certified by their finance
department.
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Statistical Process Control - Sep
7 and 8th., Austin
Participants rated the workshop above 4 (on a scale of 1 to 5)
in all the categories. It was an in house event for a
Fortune 500 company - a producer of complex hi-tech
equipment.
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Six Sigma Green Belt Accelerated
Part I - Sep 11 thru 13th., Austin
This too was rated above 4 by all participants (on a scale of
1 to 5). Participants benefited from the hands on exercises, and
got a running start on their Green Belt Projects via in class
coaching. This is the 5th. repeat session of the event, and
is testimony to the quality and value delivered by our
programs.
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Design for Lean Six Sigma - Sept
18th., Canada
An in house session for a Fortune 100 company - participants
were coached 1:1 on their projects. These events have enabled all
participants move speedily through their projects and
certification, resulting in a win win for the company and the
participants as well. The company has asked Rai Chowdhary to
come back for another wave starting next year.
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Risk Analysis and Mitigation
Protocol (RAMP(C)) for Managers and Executives - at NCQM -
National Center for Quality Management, Mumbai, June 7th., was
received very well by the participants. One of them
commented "Originally I was not planning on attending this
workshop, but now I realize what I would have missed"...Prof.
Bhonsale, Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai,
India.
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3 Keys to Business Excellence
- at S.B.M. Polytechnic
Mumbai, India, June 8th., covered Lean, Six Sigma, and Theory of
Constraints in an interactive session that drove home the
concepts. Participants enjoyed the session and have
requested Rai Chowdhary to visit again with more offerings on
similar topics in the future.
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Value Engineering - at National Society for Professional Engineers,
Boston, July 6th. This 1.5 hour abbreviated session
discussed the essentials of how Value Engineering can enable
development of functional products at lower cost. Many
participants wished the session was longer.
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Accounting Principles For
Engineers - National Society for Professional Engineers,
Boston, July 6th. This 1.5 hour introductory tutorial
covered the different Financial Statements used by business
organizations, the terms in the same, and how the line items in
such statements are related to the actions of employees. For
the self employed engineers operating their own practice /
business - a different way to manage their business was
introduced. All topics covered proved to be of tremendous
utility to the attendees, and they requested NSPE to extend this
seminar at the next offering to a 1/2 day event!
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Design of Experiments -
Introduction - at Austin, July 12. Attended by engineers
from the medical, semiconductor, and aerospace industries - the
interactive session was engaging, entertaining, and educational at
the same time. One participant commented this workshop was
the best of all he had attended to date - he had gone thru 2 DOE
seminars earlier.
Design for Lean Six Sigma -
Canada, May 8 thru 12. The session focused on 1:1 coaching
to assist scientists and engineers working on their Green Belt
certification. These coaching sessions add tremendous value via
providing the after training support which is vital to making such
initiatives successful.
DOE for DOE Phobics - at ASQ
Cowtown (Fort Worth Chapter), April 28th., 1 to 2:15 PM.
This short session discussed why there is phobia about DOEs, and what
can be done about it. Participants enjoyed the discussion and
hands on exercises increased the understanding of how DOEs can help
conduct empirical studies much more effectively. Several participants
commented they wanted a longer session.
Design for Cost Management,
Design for Manufacturability and Producibility, Singapore
Session, April 17 thru 20 was received very well by the
participants with all scores rating 4 or above (on a scale of 1 to
5). At the end of the workshop, participants worked in teams on
a real part drawing - coming up with ideas / design changes to reduce
the cost of the product. The part's original cost was ~$240;
with the ideas they learned in class they demonstrated a new design
concept where the same functions could be attained for <$40.
The winning team received special treats as a reward - which made the
event even more fun.
Root Cause Analysis - ASQ Austin sponsored this workshop
during April 2006 - participants were introduced to conventional Root
Cause Analysis methods on the first day. Day 2 of the program
covered rather unconventional ideas on Root Cause Analysis. This
was a thought shifting exercise for many. Several points were
presented that point out the futility and deficiencies in usual
approaches - including the 5 Whys. If you would like to learn
more about how to avoid the traps we fall into, and how to find a way
around these, call for an appointment.
Project Management - A
fast paced short course (4 hours) packed with the essence of
Project Management was was offered to the members of ASQ Austin in
April 2006. Participants benefited very much from the key points
covered, and asked that the next course be a full day
event.
Risk Analysis - At the
ISO 9000 Conference in Las Vegas on March 9th. Rai Chowdhary conducted
a workshop on Risk Analysis and Mitigation Protocol
(RAMP™). This is a methodology that goes beyond the the
traditional Risk Analysis approaches. Several businesses - large
and small have benefited from it's application with excellent results,
three of which are as follows:
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Small business makes it through the
recent economic downturn and comes out stronger
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Medical products startup company
uses it to identify risks in the launch of new products - prevents
costly slips, oversights, and implements mitigation to ensure
smoother launch
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Implant manufacturer uses RAMP to
make decisions affecting existing products - this method surfaces
over 200 risk elements, the traditional method had identified
under 30. Management gets a deep and wide perspective on the
situation - enabling them make wiser choices on the future course
of actions
Risk is present in everything -
however, our ways of analyzing and managing the same are rather
primitive. A better way has been developed; and now you can
benefit from the same as well. If this is of interest to you and
you would like a no obligation trial risk assessment of your product /
project / service - give us a call...1-877-HOWNWHY. You have
nothing to lose - except hidden risks.
Performance Excellence
- Rai Chowdhary became a member of the 2006 Board of Examiners for the
Texas Award for Performance Excellence. This award is patterned
after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, and leading (best
of the breed) companies apply to qualify for the same every
year. So, what does this mean to you? Here are 3 ways you
can benefit from our experience:
1- Know from an authentic resource what Business Performance
Excellence really is, how you can get on the journey, and what other
companies have done in the past
2 - Very few organizations can offer
services on both sides of quality - the soft (but strategically very
important) side that sets the tone and direction, and the hard side
that deals with data and analytics. TEAM 2000 can now assist you
in both aspects.
3 - Learn the "how to" of
creating a balanced enterprise that can tide over near term turbulence
- and last, even though the world is changing at a dizzying
pace.
To learn more about the Texas Award
for Performance Excellence, click
here...
Six Sigma Black Belts
tackle the Bottom Line - Is it a buzz-word? A passing
fad? What is Six Sigma anyway? Rai Chowdhary was
interviewed by the Austin Business Journal on this topic, together
with several other leading experts from Dell, Motorola, and General
Electric. See what they
had to say about Six Sigma...
click
here for more.
Quality Function Deployment, and
Statistical Methods with Excel - Two workshops conducted by
TEAM 2000 for ASQ Austin were very well received by all
participants. The event was held at TEAM 2000 training center in
Round Rock over 4 Saturdays. Both were conducted in a fun
learning atmosphere, with lots of hands on exercises and games -
allowing participants to use the experiential approach to learn these
topics. All sessions were conducted by Rai Chowdhary.
To see pictures of the event click
here
Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing
Panel Discussion -
What will be the key to surviving in the era of hyper
competition? How can companies (and countries) do the right
thing for their customers (and citizens)? Six Sigma is more than
a training event - it is the way to run and manage
"Processes" regardless of what kind of work is
involved. Lean will be indispensable as well...Rai Chowdhary
participates in a panel discussion on the above topic at ASQ Austin,
with Phil Flories as the moderator. Click
here to see more...
Voice of the Customer 201 - If you enjoyed the previous
article Voice of the Customer 101, you will like this one even
better. What does it take to ensure your customer will be really
pleased with your product or service? Why is it that some of the
best designed and intended products fail miserably in the market
place? What went wrong with the Edsel, the Concorde, the
Newton? Could that happen to your product or service? How
come some of the Japanese cars with ho-hum styling outsell their American and European
counterparts? Read this article to
get some ideas, and if you want to learn more, take the online
class...at a price of $5 it is a tremendous value.
To read Rai Chowdhary's article click here
For the online class "Voice of the Customer" ($5 only) click
here
Connecting Lean to Six Sigma - Should your company go the Lean
route, or the Six Sigma route? Many executives wonder if one is
better than the other. Will they work together? What are the
conflicts / overlaps? How should we navigate through this
duality?
If this sounds familiar, it may be worth your while to have us
present a seminar on the topic. Call us today: 1-877-HOWNWHY, or
1-877-469-6949.
Read
what members of APICS said about our seminar "Connecting Lean to
Six Sigma"
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