Improvement Hub
Not every idea is a DMAIC: assess it, choose the right method, turn it into a project.
Every employee of the client can report an idea or a problem. The idea moves through the opportunity funnel — New, Screening, Assessment, Prioritization, Approved, Converted to project — and is scored on 9 criteria. Impact and effort are calculated, and a method is suggested depending on whether the root cause is known and whether a process already exists.
What you gain with SIGMAX
- Impact is the average of the strategic, customer, financial, quality, productivity and replication scores; effort comes from complexity, risk and data availability.
- Root cause known: Just Do It at low effort, otherwise Kaizen; unknown: DMAIC for an existing process, DMADV for a new one.
How it works
Collect the idea, score it, prioritize, convert it to a project.
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Follow ideas in the funnel
Which stage each idea is at, who submitted it, its priority and method — in one kanban view.
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Assess on 9 criteria
As scores are entered, impact, effort, priority zone and suggested method are calculated; estimated annual benefit and program are linked.
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Prioritize
On the Impact × Effort matrix each idea falls into one of four zones: quick win, major project, fill-in, avoid.
Screens are shown with sample data from the Turkish interface; the application is available in TR, EN, DE and FR.
Purpose
To capture improvement ideas and turn them into projects with the right method and the right priority.
Features
- Submit an idea: title, description and organization unit
- Opportunity funnel (kanban) and a list of all ideas; rejected ideas counted separately
- 9 criteria (1–5): strategic fit, customer, financial and quality impact, productivity, data availability, complexity, risk, replication potential
- Method suggestion: Just Do It, Kaizen, DMAIC, DMADV; the assessor may choose A3, Lean or Digital instead
- Impact × Effort matrix: Quick win, Major project, Fill-in, Avoid
- Convert to project: title, description and estimated benefit carry over to the project
Benefits
- The project portfolio is chosen in line with strategy
- Small fixes don't become unnecessary DMAIC projects
- The trail from idea to project is never lost
Who uses it
All of the client's employees submit ideas; the client admin, Champion, MBB and program director assess them.