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    How YOU or YOUR ORGANISATION can get certified under ISO18404:2015
    Nic Mason
    • Jun 11, 2018
    • 2 min

    How YOU or YOUR ORGANISATION can get certified under ISO18404:2015

    In the last blog, we explained the top 5 reasons why you and your organisation should consider getting certified under the new International Standard for Lean and Six Sigma, this was also released as a blog and has been well received. Because of this, we will now explain how you and your organisation can get certified under ISO18404:2015. Please note that these are the very basic steps you will need to take in order to eventually achieve your certification. Don’t get left beh
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    5 reasons YOU and YOUR ORGANISATION should get certified under ISO18404:2015
    Nic Mason
    • May 29, 2018
    • 2 min

    5 reasons YOU and YOUR ORGANISATION should get certified under ISO18404:2015

    Both Lean and Six Sigma have been at the forefront of management tools for organisations of all sizes for well over 20 years. In that time, both methodologies have significantly developed. As such, so has the interest from both professionals and organisations. Because of these developments and the resulting growth of interest, bad practise began to creep into the market. False certifications and very cheap courses lead to interested professionals being ‘trained’ to a very poo
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    It's Always Good to Question But It's bad to Ignore Reality
    Tony Bendell
    • Apr 23, 2018
    • 3 min

    It's Always Good to Question But It's bad to Ignore Reality

    In his blog article on "Lean Standard" ISO 18404 – A Questionable Idea… Christoph Roser starts by saying that “This certification madness won’t make much difference for the quality of lean.” As anyone practicing in the real world knows, the quality of much Lean implementation and training is in many cases questionable, sometimes so bad that it doesn’t just waste money in implementing, but it actually makes things worse. These cases are well documented but recur frequently due
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    ISO18404:2015 What is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt
    Nic Mason
    • Apr 23, 2018
    • 3 min

    ISO18404:2015 What is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt

    Welcome back to the official Services Limited ISO18404:2015 blog, a fountain of Lean/Six Sigma knowledge where and when you need it! Feel free to browse through past blogs and if there’s something you want to know, please ask us! It has been a short while since our last blog and a lot has happened within that time at Services Limited. For starters, we ran our world-first ISO18404-focused Master Six Sigma Black Belt course at our Charnwood House country location. This brings u
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    What is ISO18404:2015?
    Nic Mason
    • Apr 23, 2018
    • 2 min

    What is ISO18404:2015?

    The new International Standard ISO18404 was officially launched in the UK on the 2nd of February 2016, having been published three months earlier. It is the first International Standard that will look to certify both organisations and their personnel for their successful implementation of Lean and/or Six Sigma. Certification against ISO18404 will be for application of competencies rather than knowledge and is aimed at the delivering of results. Prior to ISO18404, it was quite
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    ISO18404: Role of a Black Belt and Lean Leader
    Nic Mason
    • Apr 23, 2018
    • 2 min

    ISO18404: Role of a Black Belt and Lean Leader

    Welcome back to the official Services Limited ISO18404:2015 blog, a weekly instalment of ISO18404 knowledge right where and when you need it! In this week’s blog, we’ll be informing you of the role of a Black Belt, or Lean equivalent, according to the new International Standard. First and foremost, ISO18404 is considered to be a very proactive International Standard, whereby an organisation or practitioner will continue providing evidence of competences in order to retain int
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    Nic Mason
    • Apr 23, 2018
    • 2 min

    ISO18404: Realistic Timetable for Company Accreditation

    Welcome back to the official Services Limited ISO18404:2015 blog, a weekly instalment of Lean/Six Sigma and ISO18404 knowledge right where and when you need it! Check back every Thursday for the latest blog. In the blog this week, we will be revisiting a question that was posed to Professor Tony Bendell in our new ISO18404: Lean and Six Sigma Professionals group on LinkedIn, which you can join here and ask any questions you may have on the new International Standard. This reg
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    ISO18404: The Path to Implementation
    Nic Mason
    • Apr 23, 2018
    • 2 min

    ISO18404: The Path to Implementation

    The last few months have been fairly big for the new International Standard, ISO18404:2015, with the imminent announcement of the pilot sector scheme looming and widespread interest being reported it’s fair to say it’s also been busy! In today’s ISO18404 blog, I will be discussing the method in which an organisation implementing a management system for the first time can attain certification against the new International Standard. 1. Attend one of our ISO18404 FREE Briefing
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    Nic Mason
    • Apr 23, 2018
    • 2 min

    ISO18404: Ongoing Certification Requirements

    Welcome back to the official Services Limited ISO18404:2015 blog, a weekly instalment of Lean/Six Sigma and ISO18404 knowledge right where and when you need it! Check back every Thursday for the latest blog. In previous blogs and social media postings, we’ve commented that the creation of the ISO18404 International Standard has been proactive to improve practice. This week, we would like to elaborate on that and provide you with more information on the requirements and expect
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    ISO18404: Roles of a Lean Practitioner and Six Sigma Green Belt
    Nic Mason
    • Apr 23, 2018
    • 2 min

    ISO18404: Roles of a Lean Practitioner and Six Sigma Green Belt

    The first International Standard of its kind, ISO18404:2015, was officially launched at the beginning of February at a partnership event organised by the British Standards Institute and the Royal Statistical Society. ISO18404 will be the basis to certify the successful implementation of Lean and/or Six Sigma practices, in place of the current knowledge testing model for practitioners which is commonplace globally. Not only should this deliver immediate results, but it will
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    Nic Mason
    • Apr 23, 2018
    • 1 min

    ISO18404: Is there an Internationally-Recognised Standard?

    On an organisational level, ISO9001, was launched to provide recognition to organisations globally for their use of Quality Management Systems. In its 25 years of existence, it has become one of the go-to standards globally with over a million organisations already certified. Whilst ISO9001 has become the most popular certification of its kind for organisations, it doesn’t feed through to their Quality Management or Lean and/or Six Sigma practitioners. Unfortunately, this has
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    Nic Mason
    • Apr 23, 2018
    • 1 min

    ISO18404: Where Do I Stand as a Lean Six Sigma Practitioner?

    As you may or may not know by now, the new International ISO standard, ISO18404, launched in December 2016 ahead of schedule. We’ve not spoken too much about the combination of both Lean and Six Sigma as an opportunity for certification both on an organisational level, and a personnel level. If your organisation is applying or thinking of applying Lean Six Sigma, you’ll be happy to hear there IS an opportunity to be certificated simultaneously for both practises; it’s similar
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    ISO18404: Is Your Practitioner Genuine?
    Nic Mason
    • Apr 23, 2018
    • 2 min

    ISO18404: Is Your Practitioner Genuine?

    Prior to the issue of the new International ISO Standard, ISO18404, there was no way to know if a Lean and/or Six Sigma practitioner was genuine. This paved the way for a very lucrative market to be abused; bad practise became a mainstay as a result. In recent years, some courses aimed at bringing a potential Lean and/or Six Sigma candidate up to scratch were heavily reduced and in many cases were not fit for purpose. Could this be a reason why Six Sigma and/or Lean is often
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    ISO18404: Benefits of Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
    Nic Mason
    • Apr 23, 2018
    • 2 min

    ISO18404: Benefits of Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

    Welcome back to the official Services Limited ISO18404:2015 blog, a fountain of Lean/Six Sigma knowledge where and when you need it! Feel free to browse through past blogs and if there’s something you want to know, please ask us! In this week’s blog, we’ll be discussing the benefits behind a company having or acquiring a Six Sigma Black Belt under the new International Standard ISO18404. Before we dig any deeper, we must first understand what is required of a Six Sigma Black
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    ISO18404: 5 Benefits of Certification
    Nic Mason
    • Apr 23, 2018
    • 2 min

    ISO18404: 5 Benefits of Certification

    Welcome back to the official Services Limited ISO18404:2015 blog, a fountain of Lean/Six Sigma knowledge where and when you need it! Feel free to browse through past blogs and if there’s something you want to know, please ask us! Since the initial development of the Six Sigma approach by Motorola back around 1986, Six Sigma has been both a success and a failure. Six Sigma certifications were initially rather hard to get and they demanded respect. Unfortunately, in recent yea
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    A Lean History Lesson
    Nic Mason
    • Apr 19, 2018
    • 2 min

    A Lean History Lesson

    The very foundations of Lean can be chased all the way back until the Terracotta Warriors in Xian China around 246 BC, followed by the Venetians kitting out their warships using flow principles. It was in the 1450’s, when rigorous process thinking in manufacturing in the Arsenal in Venice first made an appearance. But, the individual who can be associated with the first fully integrated production process was Henry Ford in 1913, founder of Ford Motor Company. After many years
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    Nic Mason
    • Jan 11, 2017
    • 3 min

    ISO18404: Why Your Organisation Should Get Certified

    Welcome back to the official Services Limited ISO18404:2015 blog, a weekly instalment of Lean/Six Sigma and ISO18404 knowledge right where and when you need it! You should check back every Thursday for your latest news. In this week’s blog, we’ll be discussing why your organisation should become certified against the new International Standard, ISO18404. ISO to the Rescue! The market for the training & certification of Lean and/or Six Sigma has become abused, there’s no doubt
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    Nic Mason
    • Apr 1, 2016
    • 1 min

    ISO18404: Pilot Sector Scheme and Interest

    Hello and welcome back to the official Services Limited ISO18404:2015 blog. Now that the Services Limited team are rested, after our Easter break, allow us to bring you the latest update with regards to the new International Standard. In recent blogs, we have hinted towards the announcement of the ISO18404 pilot sector scheme. As a result of some big certification bodies, who shall remain nameless, coming forward and participating in this initiative, we’re now happy to say th
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    Nic Mason
    • Jan 4, 2016
    • 2 min

    ISO18404: Sector Scheme Announced

    In recent months on our Services Limited blog, we have been commenting on the activity on the Royal Statistical Society’s (RSS) ISO18404 Sector Scheme for Certification of Six Sigma & Lean practitioners and organisations. You’ll be happy to hear there has been a recent announcement that moves us another step closer. The United Kingdom Accreditation Society (UKAS) has recently published a ‘Expressions of Interest’ notice on their website encouraging its accredited certificatio
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