Six Sigma®, Black Belts and TQM:
What's All the Fuss About?
"Six Sigma" is a registered trademark of the Motorola Corporation
Six Sigma® is a disciplined approach designed to help organizations meet customer requirements and drive continuous improvement by means of process-focused management. This brief tutorial will review the history of six sigma efforts, basic process control concepts, and the DMAIC (define-measure-analyze-improve-control) method for moving from an existing process to an improved process by managing by fact using with appropriate data and measurement tools, techniques and systems.
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23 JUNE 2010 (WEDNESDAY), 6:30pm
"Pitching for Success: How to Present and Pitch a New Business Idea"
- By Professor Ben Sopranzetti, Ph.D
Do you have a business plan and looking for ideas on how to present your business ideas to potential funding sources?
Attend this "soft skill" session where Professor Ben Sopranzetti will cover the following:
How do you pitch a business plan? What should be the structure of a pitch? How to create a powerful hook? What are some red flags and things to avoid? What are the relevant financial considerations? What are the best ways to present them? What is it that a VC or a funding partner wants to know?
Professor Sopranzetti will also discuss elevator pitches and traditional 20 minute pitches.
Wednesday, 12 May 2010, 6:30pm
Product Innovation – Meeting Needs
- Facilitated by Professor Judy Iskovitz Ph.D.
Everyone wants to introduce the next iPod but what is the secret? How do best-in-class companies decide what to offer? How do they meet customer needs – how do they even know that those needs are? We will discuss market segmentation and meeting customer needs before the competition!
12 April 2010
CEO Talk: Leadership
- Presentation by Ms. CHRISTINE LEMYZE, IBM -
- Presentation on leadership; the opportunities and challenges faced in today¡¯s business environment
- Dialogue with leading executives
- Sharing of experiences, networking and debating ideas
March 17, 2010
Innovation and Creativity
Prof. Gordon Smouther
This one-hour seminar will explore the use of practical tools that can be used to drive personal and team creativity. Learn the basics of mind maps, affinity brainstorming and more ¡
March 17, 2010
Innovation and Creativity
Prof. Gordon Smouther Ph.D.
This one-hour seminar will explore the use of practical tools that can be used to drive personal and team creativity. Learn the basics of mind maps, affinity brainstorming and more ¡
November 18, 2009
Hot Capital and Bubbles in China: 2005 Revisited
Prof. Farrokh Langdana Ph.D.
Topics to be included:
. Analyses of the Stimulus Plans
. Bubbles resurgent in China
. Pegging the Yuan to the dollar (again) and challenges thereof
. US deficit non-sustainabilty and its consequensces for China
August 19, 2009
Managing Strategically in a Recession
Prof. Barry Karafin
In this lecture we look at the those challenges ¨C from cost cutting and cash management to product design and brand protection, to recessionary customer segmentation -- presenting a framework for making decisions and managing through the storm.
June 3, 2009
The Financial Meltdown: Causes and the Impact on You
Prof. Ben J. Sopranzetti
This seminar will discuss the root causes of the credit crisis. Professor will explain the nature of collateralized mortgage obligations, credit default swaps, negative amortization loans, and mark to market accounting and how the combination of these things resulted in a toxic cocktail for the global economy.
May 11, 2009
Marketing in an Economic Downturn: Opportunities & Challenges
Prof. Sharan Japgal Ph.D.
In this seminar, Professor will discuss these challenges and opportunities of China during the current global economic downturn with the audience.
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