The last checkpoint of your DMAICThe structured problem-solving model behind Six Sigma: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control. DMAIC is used to improve processes that already exist. Click term for full definition journey. Use this checklist to turn everything you built into one project you can be proud of, and defend. Watch the short video, then work with the toolkit PDF: it explains the method, shows a worked example and gives you a blank template to fill in.
Tool video
The short tool video will appear here.
Final Tollgate Checklist in short
- Go through the checklist. Tick a phase only if you have the concrete documents.
- Close the gaps. Go back to the matching topic for every open point.
- Build one storyline. From the problem to the sustained result: one project, told through data.
- Assemble the portfolio. Charter, map, DCP, root causeThe fundamental, underlying reason a problem occurs, as distinct from its symptoms. If you remove the root cause, the problem does not come back. Click term for full definition evidence, pilotA limited, controlled launch of a solution in a small part of the process, to validate real-world performance before full rollout. Click term for full definition results, Control PlanA living document defining what's controlled, how it's measured, its boundaries, and the reaction plan if it goes out of control. Click term for full definition, AAR.
- Present and defend. Walk your coach through it like a Green BeltA Lean Six Sigma practitioner trained and certified to lead improvement projects. Click term for full definition project defense.
Key points
- Five checks, one per phase.
- Close gaps before you submit.
- One project, one storyline.
- Your portfolio is your evidence.