2016 LEAN & SIX SIGMA EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Three Categories: Deployment of the Year Project of the Year Innovation of the Year

LSS Deployment of the Year Are you part of an outstanding Lean and/or Six Sigma deployment? We want to hear from you about why your deployment should win! To enter your deployment, you will be asked to answer a few questions, and submit a Power Point or a PDF presentation summarizing your deployment and results via the online submission form. A committee member may follow up with you to ask clarifying questions. Documentation required for consideration: 1. Provide a brief summary of your deployment (approximately 100 words) 2. Tell us about why your deployment should be the Deployment of the Year. 3. Please upload a Power Point presentation or a PDF of up to 25 slides about the deployment. In the presentation, please include: 

Background information on your company

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Overview of the Deployment – including the scope of deployment within the business, when it was implemented, how it was deployed, number of improvement personnel

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Results – including impact on culture, financial, and other benefits

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Unique Characteristics – Anything unique and interesting about your deployment that has contributed to your success.

Additional requirements: Winner must be present at the conference to accept the award in person.

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LSS Project of the Year Were you a part of an outstanding Lean or Six Sigma project? Did the project make a meaningful difference for your company? We want to learn more about it! To enter your project, you will need to answer a few questions and upload a PowerPoint presentation about your project via the online submission form. A committee member may follow up with you to ask clarifying questions. Finalists will present their project in a poster session at the conference. The committee will evaluate the posters at the conference to select the winning project. 1. Please provide a brief, approximately 100 word, summary of your project: 2. Tell us about why your project should be the Project of the Year. 3. Please upload a Power Point presentation or a PDF of up to 25 slides about the project. In the presentation, include the following: 

Background information on your company

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What the project was about

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Results achieved

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LSS Innovation of the Year Has your team done something new and innovative with the Lean or Six Sigma methodology? Or, have you designed and developed a particularly interesting new product, process, or service? To enter, you will need to answer a few questions and upload a presentation about your innovation via the online submission form . A committee member may follow up with you to ask clarifying questions. Finalists will present their project in a poster session at the conference. The committee will evaluate the posters at the conference to select the winner. 1. Please provide a brief, approximately 100 word, summary of your innovation: 2. Tell us about why this should be the Innovation of the Year. 3. Please upload a Power Point presentation or a PDF of up to 25 slides. In the presentation, please include: 

Background information on your company

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What new and innovative approach was implemented, or what innovative product/process/ service was developed

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What results were achieved and why this was important for your company

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Which tools or approaches from the

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2016 Conference Details Mark your calendar today for March 23-25, 2016 and plan to attend at the beautiful Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa in Orlando Florida. Each year the most experienced and knowledgeable collection of experts on continuous improvement gather to learn, network, and share. The Lean and Six Sigma World Conference is an unparalleled event open to deployment leaders and practitioners from all over the globe.

Featuring keynotes from respected gurus and 50+ concurrent breakout sessions covering multiple industries and aimed at every experience level, the 2016 conference will likely be the most valuable experience to date. No Lean Six Sigma conference works harder to qualify speakers and ensure attendees gain valuable insights and actionable tools instead of sales pitches.

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2016 Lean & Six Sigma World Conference

http://www.leanandsixsigma.org/ E-mail: [email protected] 2016 Conference Chair Joel Smith E-mail: [email protected]