This document discusses using Six Sigma methods to improve information systems management. Six Sigma provides concrete methods and tools to help manage information systems. It defines how to achieve quality improvement by ensuring improvement programs on critical business areas and providing valuable metrics. The document emphasizes that organizations must predict which processes produce defects and why, in order to experience high quality, customer satisfaction and profits. It also discusses how Six Sigma can help automate processes while reducing variability and improving sigma levels.

1. Six SigmaSix Sigma andand
Information SystemsInformation Systems
ManagementManagement

2. Speaker: Mehdi Rafi
๏ Né à Marrakech en 1976
๏ Gérant de e-Business Consulting Solutions - eBCS ©
- http://www.ebcs-consulting.com
๏ Diplômé du Lycée Lyautey, de Al Akhawayn University, et de
Rochester Institute of Technology
๏ Chargé de mission auprès du président de l’Association
Marocaine du commerce électronique et services en ligne
(AMCSEL)
- http://amecsel.com
๏ Participe au projet Maroc Numérique 2013
๏ Spécialités
- e-commerce
- Conseil en stratégie, management et systèmes d’informations

3. Six Sigma give companies a concrete
method and an arsenal of tools to help
manage their information systems.
This method does not replace ITIL,
they are complementary.
Postulate

4. ITIL vs. Six Sigma
๏ ITIL provides the « what » of service management has
to be done
- It provide a library of best practices and a framework for IT service
management.
๏ Six Sigma defines « how » to achieve quality
improvement
- It ensures the service improvement program on critical business areas
- Provides a measurement system of valuable metrics

5. Imperatives
๏ Organisations that fail to predict WHICH Processes produce
defects and WHY they produce defects will experience high
rework, followed by drops in customer satisfaction and
corporate profitability

6. Context

7. Automation and quality
๏ Bill Gates, Hammer & Champy, Shapiro and many others have
commented that “automation applied to an efficient operation
will magnify the efficiency.”
๏ A corollary is that “automation applied to an inefficient operation
will magnify the inefficiency.”

8. Six sigma and lean six sigma

9. Variance reduction and
sigma level

10. Entreprise strategy execution

11. Six sigma projects

12. Problem statement
As Is Problem
Statement
In Q1FY06, for … Silver Sales, only 1 customer is quoted out of every 2 ACD calls
answered which resulted in poor sales productivity & customer experience.
Desired-State
Increase quoting outputs from ACD calls answered by 10% within Q3FY06 for … DHS
Sales
Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time bound
DHS Sales
activity
Data available in D3.
Q1FY06 baseline = 50%
Yes. Still room for
improvement
Key to drive marcom
campaign, VOC and
Sales efficiency.
Within Q3 FY06
Why Selected • Contribute to Sales Productivity by enabling an earlier drive in Sales Rep activity.
• Add value to Marketing by feeding the email database.
• Enhance Customer Experience by getting more feedback from consumers
regardless of their conversion status. This mitigates the risk of ESurvey VOCs giving
false impressions in relation to the “happy few customers” syndrome.
Scope Is : Scope Is Not :
France Market Not other countries
Silver Consumers Bronze, Gold and Enterprises
Sales Rep Operations, Manufacturing and Services
System queues (classic) Outbound teams
Off line On line (internet)

13. Metrics
Effective metrics are simple and understandable

14. Critical to quality (CTQ)

15. Ishikawa

16. Measure
๏ « Manage » = « Measure »

17. Improve
๏ Organisations improve their processes leveraging:
- Efficient quality systems
- Business Process Reengineering
- Business Process Outsourcing
- Efficient information and communication systems

18. Spreading the 6 sigma
culture within the entreprise

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