MSS405055 — Manage application of Six Sigma for process control and improvement
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What an assessment for MSS405055 must cover
38 assessable components: 4 elements (21 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 13 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Identify Six Sigma projects
- 1.1Confirm area of responsibility or study with leadership team and other stakeholders
- 1.2Review statistical process control (SPC), process capability and other data relevant to area of responsibility or study
- 1.3Identify shifts in process performance and processes requiring improvement
- 1.4Quantify shifts in performance which have occurred or which are desired
- 1.5Determine cost of shift in performance and cost of intervention
- 1.6Identify improvement priorities and degree of intervention
2 Apply define, measure, analyse, improve, and control and standardise (DMAIC) process to priority areas
- 2.1Define improvement project
- 2.2Provide information and/or guidance to assist employees to participate in DMAIC
- 2.3Determine metrics and acquire initial data
- 2.4Analyse data and determine possible causes of performance shifts and process improvements
- 2.5Develop and trial improvement solutions
- 2.6Control and standardise improvement
3 Establish or review control strategies
- 3.1Determine sampling schedule
- 3.2Analyse data to determine process capability
- 3.3Develop process control strategy
- 3.4Confirm strategy with all stakeholders
- 3.5Recognise skill needs of employees to implement and monitor process control strategy
- 3.6Arrange for training or development to address identified needs
4 Review and confirm improvement
- 4.1Calculate and document benefits
- 4.2Make, or initiate action for, updates to procedures and other relevant documentation for improved procedure
- 4.3Review process data and confirm improvement
Performance evidence
- manage application of Six Sigma to control and improve at least one process.
Knowledge evidence
- processes for the identification and definition of Six Sigma (or similar) projects
- sampling, data collection, and analysis methods
- how to determine quantifiable benefits
- DMAIC methodology and application
- statistical principles and analysis, including confidence limits, analysis of variance, frequency distribution tables, histograms, arithmetic mean, median, mode, standard deviation, range, interquartile range, correlation and dependence
- acceptance criteria and confidence levels
- failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
- process mapping
- suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, customers (SIPOC) mapping
- types of data (including discrete, continuous and attributes) and their use in Six Sigma
- communication styles, methods and media to suit a range of audiences
- types of skills and information needed to apply DMAIC and process controls
- options to address skills and information needs.
Foundation skills
- Writing skills: Writing skills to document outcomes and ensure procedures are updated
- Oral communication skills: Oral communication skills to liaise with a range of stakeholders and provide information and/or guidance
- Numeracy skills: Numeracy skills to determine metrics, apply statistical control methods.
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What does an assessment tool for MSS405055 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSS405055 needs to address all 38 unit components: 4 elements with 21 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 13 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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