Leads Finishing School Ernakulam Announces a Two Day SIX-SIGMA EXECUTIVE PROGRAM In association with INDIAN STATISTI

1. Leads Finishing School Ernakulam Announces a Two Day SIX-SIGMA EXECUTIVE PROGRAM In association with INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Bangalore On 24th and 25th FEBRUARY 2009 Last date of registration : 10.02.2009 The Right Turn At The Right Point People and gems have real market value only once polished

2. Six Sigma applies to all facets of Business and Business processes A Common Language for All

3. EXPECTATION! Six Sigma is like that old Wella Balsam shampoo commercial: ‘She told two friends, and they told two friends,’ and so on….As Black Belt project leaders multiply and train more people, and those people get involved in projects, the financial impact is exponential, in our view.” Writes Jennifer Pokrzywinski, an analyst with Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co. (Report on Business Magazine, October 1997) Six Sigma initiative has become a rage. Every organization wants to implement Six Sigma approach in anticipation of improving market penetration and organizational speed at the same time reducing cost of doing business. Six Sigma is being perceived to take people to higher level of performance with fewer mistakes while making it a strategic option for transforming an organization. Six Sigma is a Program to be owned and led by leadership orienting strategically towards market place and customer satisfaction. Six Sigma is described as a methodology to improve business processes and is supposed to provide metrics that strives for near perfection. Six Sigma embodies a disciplined, data-driven analytical approach for reducing variation in any process and thereby eliminating defects.

4. BUT WHAT IS HAPPENING Projects remain open much longer than the anticipated 3-6 months, some stuck in an early phase of Six Sigma Life MBB/BB’s/GB’s are unable to get cooperation (from functions and departments) in collecting data, identifying root causes, etc. Teams loose focus part of the way through their Projects Successes with Projects in one department or function are not replicated in others Managers resist assigning high performers to Black Belt jobs, keeping these performers for “real work” instead Managers see Six Sigma as competing with other improvement initiatives, and are reluctant to participate MBBs/BBs/GBs do not have a platform to share their experiences

5. SIX SIGMA EXECUTIVE PROGRAM– 2009 Leads Finishing School is founded by a team of professionals with decades of experience in various fields of management and training. This school offers an arena to the aspirants to vie with the contestants in their fields and come out masters whom the world is demanding for. The beneficiaries are provided a platform to share, learn and contribute and become the real professionals they want to be. Leads Finishing School, Kochi offers good many a training program. They are short term sessions of one/two full day. Our emphasis is on increasing confidence and developing usable, relevant skills. Relevant, in-depth, delightful and immediately useful and effective programs for small groups, dynamic, energetic and entertaining. Leads with the support of The Indian Statistical Institute has been organizing the Quality Awareness Programs. The Indian Statistical Institute through its vast experience in training and implementation of Six Sigma methodology in wide spectrum of industrial horizon has understood, the problems affecting growth of Six Sigma in its true spirits in an organization. The Institute got encouraged with immense enthusiasm among the practitioners in launching of Quality Initiatives in their organizations. This year the institute is organizing this program with a novel feature of talks by eminent practitioners of Six Sigma on Organizational Implementation strategy.The institute wishes to ensure the continuation of the Six Sigma movement for Organizational Development in all parts of the country.

6. SQC & OR DIVISION The pioneer and leader in blending statistical theory with practice and institutionalizing the continuous improvement process into a sustaining system. To strengthen national economy through continual search for excellence in Quality. To disseminate the basic concepts and techniques for Quality Improvement by organizing Training programs, Workshops and In-house programs. To develop highly skilled professionals capable of self actualization. To help industries in their efforts to cope up with the growing challenge of global competition through training & implementation of quality system based on ISO-9000 series, ISO-14000, ISO TS 16949 standards, Six Sigma & World Class Manufacturing. Target Participants : Heads of Strategic Business Units, Managers / Executives from QA, Marketing, Purchase, Production, R&D, Engineering, HRD and Administration, from Manufacturing and Service Industries.

7. Program Details : Dates : 24 – 25 February, 2009 (Tuesday-Wednesday) Time : 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day Venue : HOTEL NYLE PLAZA, Vyttila, Cochin. Course Fee: Rs.1000.00 per participant (Inclusive of Course material, and Lunch) Faculty : Experienced faculty members from ISI Program Director: Prof. E V Gijo • PROGRAMME COVERAGE • Six Sigma Overview • Associating Critical Business Issues to Business • Processes • Developing Business Process Measures • Product / Process Characterization and • Optimization– Process Mapping and establishing • process measurements • Detailing to Six Sigma concepts and methodology • DMAIC Methodology and its components • Six Sigma implementation Strategy • Sustenance of the six-Sigma movement in a • company.

8. Please complete the enclosed registration form, and forward it to: Dr. Joy Markose Chairman Leads Finishing School N.H. Byepass, Thykoodam Vyttila, Kochi - 19 Ph: 0484 – 2301530, 94473 70278 along with DD / Cheque payable at Bangalore in favour of “Indian Statistical Institute” or e-mail : info@leadsfinishingschool.com Last date of registration : 10.02.2009

9. Leads Finishing School is an autonomous institution founded by a team of professionals with decades of experience in various fields of management. This centre of excellence in education offers an arena to the aspirants to vie with the contestants in their fields and come out masters whom the world is demanding for. Students are provided a platform to share, learn and contribute and become the professional managers they want to be. Leads is always keen to offer programs that are tailor made to the requirements of the present day commerce and industry with it is in constant touch with an eye for the placement of its products. Leads Finishing School is a trust registered under the Govt. of Kerala. Its professional members contribute to its academic, financial and management requirements. Leads opens up ample opportunities not only for the unemployed graduates but for the ambitious entrepreneur as well. Our Chairman Dr. Joy Markose, is the founder and brain behind the twin educational institutions: Leads Business School and Leads Finishing School where professionals, postgraduates and graduates are trained and transformed into professionally efficient personnel.