To successfully implement Lean Sigma, an organization needs commitment from employees and leadership, an understanding of customer needs, and a willingness to change. The key stages of implementation are to define current operations, measure performance against requirements, innovate to improve productivity and meet requirements, and standardize new improved operations. For greatest benefits, the process must be studied end-to-end using input from those doing the work, stakeholders must be engaged including customers and suppliers, errors and waste must be identified and resolved, and changes implemented through training with continuous improvement.

1. Key elements required to
Implement Lean Sigma
Understanding the customer
Commitment to quality
Involvement of all employees
Willingness to change
Communication
Supportive culture
Key Stages of Lean Sigma Implementation
Define the operation
Measure the standardised operation
Compare measurements against
requirements
Innovate to meet requirements and
increase productivity
Standardise the new, improved
operations

2. The greatest benefits come from Lean
THINKING i.e. looking at the whole process
end to end. That involves;
Study the current business processes to
gain understanding. USE THE PEOPLE WHO
DO THE WORK.
Engage stakeholders. Talk to the
customer and understand what they need
and how you can improve what you can
give them. Talk to suppliers and see if they
are willing to work more closely with you
Identify errors and wastes in the
processes and resolve them. USE THE
PEOPLE WHO DO THE WORK.
Implement changes. This may require
staff training, staff and customer
engagement, change management
Study the processes and get customer
feedback
Continuous improvement