The document discusses the adoption of Agile practices within a Lean Six Sigma culture at GE Energy. It highlights the integration of continuous improvement practices to enhance productivity, quality, and reduction of waste. Key elements include training, leadership support, and the use of tools like retrospectives and kaizen for incremental changes.

1. Agile@GE
Agile Adoption in a Six Sigma Culture
Sunil Kutty
Program Manager
GE Energy
Software Solutions Group
Mumbai
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2. Lean Six Sigma is…
A Measure of Quality
A Process for Continuous Improvement
An Enabler for Culture Change
Six Sigma = Reduce Variation Lean = Reduce Waste

3. Agile and Six Sigma…
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4. A Black Belt’s tool kit for agile transformation
Leadership Support
Systems and Structures
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5. Learning Agile: Training & Coaching
Leadership Support
Systems and Structures
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6. Started CI with Baby Steps…
Several Six Sigma
projects with CI Focus:
Variation and Time
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8. Visual Workplace
Information GE job title/8
Radiators

9. Retrospectives
Enabling incremental improvements:
Facilitated Retrospectives, GE job title/9
Agility assessments & cause maps.

10. Kaizen
• 改 ('kai') KAI means 'change' or 'the action to correct'.
• 善 ('zen') ZEN means 'good'
•Kaizen is small incremental changes made for improving productivity and
minimizing waste.
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11. Metrics
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12. Sustaining Change
Leadership Support
Systems and Structures
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13. Thank you.
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