Team Type: Six Sigma
The team set out to improve the mathematics placement process for freshmen. By applying DMAIC strategies, the percentage of freshman taking higher-level courses than the recommended went from 13.1% to 8.1% and from 33.3% to 28.4% for failure rate. Potential savings were at least $620,000 per year. CMU Math Team Presentation (PDF, 1.16 MB)
Team Type: Improvement
Team LHS designed interventions to positively affect students’ ACT scores. This test is crucial to college admission selection and scholarship consideration. After careful analysis of data, the Lafayette team determined the administrative, faculty, parent and student interventions most likely to attain the goal. From 1998 to 2006, the average ACT score increased from 23.1 to 24.6, the number of Advanced Placement tests administered increased from 508 to 982, and the number of Bright Flight Scholars increased from 30 to 92. The scholarship amount received by students increased from $300,000 to $920,000. Team Lafayette Presentation (PDF, 245 KB)
Team Type: Lean Sigma Deployment Team
The pilot program’s goals were to improve continuing education (CE) student test scores, increase CE student enrollment and provide employers a high ROI. We used numerous tools from both the Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. The annualized projected savings for 22 Six Sigma Green Belt students was $1.3M – over $50K per student. Clayton State University Presentation (PDF, 4.25 MB)
