{"id":5856,"date":"2026-10-07T19:30:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/baseline-sigma-level\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T14:12:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T12:12:06","password":"","slug":"baseline-sigma-level","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/baseline-sigma-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseline &#038; Sigma Level"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without a baseline, you can never prove improvement. This guide brings all key formulas, the Sigma table and a baseline statement together on a few pages. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ska-tk-video is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ska-tk-label wp-block-paragraph\">Tool video<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The short tool video will appear here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-8651e796660e1960ec8f5bde5699ac10\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content aligncenter ep-percentage-width   ep-content-protection-disabled\" data-embed-type=\"PDF\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Baseline-Sigma-Level_Toolkit_EN.pdf\">\n            <div class=\"embedpress-inner-iframe emebedpress-unit-percent ep-doc-8651e796660e1960ec8f5bde5699ac10\" style=\"max-width:100%\" id=\"embedpress-pdf-baseline-sigma-level-en\">\n                <div >\n                    <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper\"><div class=\"position-right-wraper gutenberg-pdf-wraper\"><iframe title=\"Baseline-Sigma-Level_Toolkit_EN\" class=\"embedpress-embed-document-pdf embedpress-pdf-baseline-sigma-level-en\" style=\"width:100%;height:640px; max-width:100%; display: inline-block\" src=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/embedpress\/assets\/pdf\/web\/viewer.html?&#038;file=https%3A%2F%2Fskillagility.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2FBaseline-Sigma-Level_Toolkit_EN.pdf#key=dGhlbWVNb2RlPWN1c3RvbSZ0b29sYmFyPXRydWUmcG9zaXRpb249dG9wJnByZXNlbnRhdGlvbj10cnVlJmxhenlMb2FkPWZhbHNlJmRvd25sb2FkPXRydWUmY29weV90ZXh0PWZhbHNlJmFkZF90ZXh0PWZhbHNlJmRyYXc9ZmFsc2UmZG9jX3JvdGF0aW9uPWZhbHNlJmFkZF9pbWFnZT1mYWxzZSZkb2NfZGV0YWlscz1mYWxzZSZ6b29tX2luPXRydWUmem9vbV9vdXQ9dHJ1ZSZmaXRfdmlldz10cnVlJmJvb2ttYXJrPWZhbHNlJmZsaXBib29rX3Rvb2xiYXJfcG9zaXRpb249Ym90dG9tJmZsaXBib29rX3J0bD1mYWxzZSZmbGlwYm9va19oaWdobGlnaHRfbGlua3M9ZmFsc2UmZmxpcGJvb2tfaGlnaGxpZ2h0X2NvbG9yPSZzZWxlY3Rpb25fdG9vbD0wJnNjcm9sbGluZz0tMSZzcHJlYWRzPS0xJndhdGVybWFya190ZXh0PSZ3YXRlcm1hcmtfZm9udF9zaXplPTQ4JndhdGVybWFya19jb2xvcj0lMjMwMDAwMDAmd2F0ZXJtYXJrX29wYWNpdHk9MTUmd2F0ZXJtYXJrX3N0eWxlPWNlbnRlciZleHQ9JmN1c3RvbUNvbG9yPSUyMzAwMDAzMw==\" frameborder=\"0\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\"><\/iframe> <\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<h2 id=\"in-short\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Baseline &amp; Sigma Level in short<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Check your data type.<\/strong> Counted (defects, errors) or measured (time, weight)?<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Discrete: calculate DPMO.<\/strong> Count defects, units and opportunities per unit (OPU).<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Look up the Sigma Level.<\/strong> Use the DPMO-to-Sigma table in this guide.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Continuous: calculate Z.<\/strong> Z = (mean \u2212 nearest spec limit) \u00f7 \u03c3, then subtract the 1.5 shift.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Write the baseline statement.<\/strong> What, how much, how much variation, over which period.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ska-tk-key is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ska-tk-label wp-block-paragraph\">Key points<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Baseline = average + variation + period.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Discrete: DPMO, then look up Sigma.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Continuous: Z-score against the spec limit.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Your benchmark for proving success.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ska-tk-related wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Excel tool:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/B303_Six-Sigma-Calculator_EN.xlsx\" download>Six Sigma Calculator (.xlsx)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ska-tk-related wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related tools:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/chart-selection-guide\/\">Chart Selection Guide<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/project-charter\/\">Project Charter<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/measure-tollgate-checklist\/\">Measure Tollgate Checklist<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Without a baseline, you can never prove improvement. 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