Proficiency Systems helps your organization get the most from its processes – the fundamental mechanisms for delivering value to your customers and shareholders.

We are thought leaders, continually finding ways for companies to more practically and efficiently get the most from Process Excellence and Lean Six Sigma (LSS). We are also action leaders, rolling up our sleeves and working alongside you to apply and internalize the latest approaches.   

Our objective is to help you generate more results faster than what typically occurs with traditional change initiatives. More importantly, we work to ensure your organization will be positioned to sustain those hard-fought gains for long-term profitability.

Consulting, Training and Mentoring
Proficiency Systems provides a full suite of customizable consulting, training and mentoring offerings to guide and support your organization as it pursues Process Excellence. We can leverage our extensive expertise to help your new deployment get off to the best start possible or to take an existing deployment to the highest level of performance. Here is a partial list of our services:

• Providing full-service support to organizations across the entire Lean Six Sigma and Process Excellence deployment lifecycle – launch, execution and sustainment
  
  
• Delivering the highest quality training offerings, including:
  • Black Belt (BB)
  • Lean Belt (LB)
  • Green Belt (GB)
  • Yellow Belt (YB)
  • Master Black Belt (MBB)
  • Lean Six Sigma Executive
  • Deployment Champion (DC)
  • Project Sponsor
  • Kaizen Event Leader
  • Design for Lean Six Sigma (DFLSS – previously known as DFSS)
  • Change Management
• Providing mentoring and coaching support to help those playing critical roles in the deployment – from Executives to Belts – to effectively apply concepts and navigate change
  
  
• Facilitating Lean Events, Kaizen Events, project selection workshops and DMAIC projects to help companies generate early results

Find out more details about our services.

The Critical Role of the Project Sponsor (Part 2) My last blog entry provided an overview of the Project Sponsor’s role. Unfortunately, when projects fail, the accountability often rests with the Sponsor. This week, we’ll provide insight into common Sponsor related problems. The wrong Sponsor won’t have the proper clout to assist the project or sustain the results. A Sponsor who’s not fully literate in Process Excellence may not know enough about what needs to be done – it’s not uncommon for project leaders to be trained first; some... [More]