EMC Corporation

EMC’s Lean Six Sigma program building blocks:
Centralized training program

Single online repository

Established financial guidelines

Certification and recognition programs

Mentor and facilitations offerings

For rewards and recognition, EMC gives out cash certification awards: $2,000 for Green Belts and $4,000 for Black Belts. That’s a nice chunk of change for anyone. If you’re motivated by money, it’s also a good enough reason to get trained! They also use Black Belt training as a part of their emerging leader program. That kind of emphasis on the Six Sigma really does solidify the committment and thus shapes the culture of a company.

Key takeaways:
Leverage existing culture
Lean Six Sigma does not have to be a mandate
Use big projects and grassroots to be most effective
Must prove the results
Over communicate the wins
Build a strong infrastructure (training, financial, reporting)
There are more than just financial benefits, measure them