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October 5, 2021
Building Operations Stores team putting Lean Six Sigma into practice
As many of us embark on our Lean Six Sigma journey, the Stores team from Building Operations has been actively putting their learnings to work in applying their learnings to their workspace. The Stores team decided to 5S the front space of the Stores area — take a look at the before & after.
September 30, 2021
Lance Adams joining Operational Excellence as Business Analyst, SRS
Lance previously worked as a Business Analyst at UBC as part of the EMMS/Plannon and Workday implementations. His role will be dedicated to information systems transformation, and operational excellence projects within the SRS portfolio.
August 30, 2021
Newly added Yellow Belt Project Tool Vault
As more team members complete their Yellow Belt training over the next few months, Operational Excellence has added some helpful resources, including checklists and templates, that will guide you to produce a comprehensive Lean Six Sigma report.
August 16, 2021
Making the MOST of a problem with Lean Six Sigma
Last week, we learned all about the DMAIC framework and how it serves as a driver of change. In the final part of this series, we will discuss the importance of creating a problem statement and how it helps you make effective and sustainable change at UBC.
August 6, 2021
How Lean Six Sigma drives change at UBC and beyond
In part one of this series, we looked at a foundational understanding of Lean Six Sigma. We learned that Lean Six Sigma is a process-focused approach to driving operational excellence across functional areas. This week, we’ll focus on how Lean Six Sigma can be used across UBC to make better business decisions and drive operational excellence.