ESSENTIAL SIX SIGMA ACRONYMS

SS Six Sigma
SSM Six Sigma Methodology
DMAIC Define Measure Analyze Improve Control
DMADV Define Measure Analyze (Re)DESIGN VERIFY
IDOV Identify Design Optimize Verify
CTQ Critical To Quality
COQ Cost of Quality
COPQ Cost of Poor Quality
SPC Statistical Process Control
CI Continuous Improvement
PDCA Plan Do Check Act (a continuous improvement tool)
CCV Common Cause Variation
SCV Special Cause Variation
OTV Off Target Variation
QC Quality Control
QA Quality Assurance
TQM Total Quality Management
DPMO Defects Per Million Opportunities
D/PPM Defective/Particles Per Million
SSYB - Six Sigma Yellow Belt
SSGB Six Sigma Green Belt
SSBB Six Sigma Black Belt
SSMBB Six Sigma Master Black Belt
LSS Lean Six Sigma
LSSGB - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
LSSBB - Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
LSSMBB - Lean Six Sigma Master Belt

DOE Design of Experiments

TOC Theory of Constrains (not a Six Sigma concept)
VOC Voice of Customer
VOB Voice of Business
VOP Voice of Process
KPOV Key Process Output Variable
SIPOC Supplier Input Process Output Customer
RTY Rolled Throughput Yield
FPY First Pass Yield (does not include rework or First Time Right)
FTY First Time Yield (includes rework)
YNA Normalised Yield (which root of RTY as per the number of steps in the
process)
ARMI Approver, (knowledge) Resource, Members, Interested Party
GRPI Goals, Roles & Responsibilities, Policies & Procedures, Inter personal
relationship
USL Upper Specification Limit
LSL Lower Specification Limit
UCL Upper Control Limit
LCL Lower Control Limit
Cp Process Capability
Cpk Process Capability Index
Z sigma level (refers to the count of sigma/std deviation from the process mean
to nearest specification limit)
JIT Just in Time (Lean concept)
MUDA means Waste in Japanese language
MURA means Inconsistency in Japanese language
MURI means Overburden in Japanese language
VA Value Adding/Added (activity)
NVA Non Value Adding/Added (activity)

MSA Measurement System Analysis

EV Equipment Variation
AV Appraiser Variation
Gage R & R Gage Repeatability & Reproducibility
P/T ratio Precision to Tolerance ratio (a Gage R&R calculation)
ndc number of distinct categories (the ability of the measuring
instrument/equipment to measure the smallest unit of measurement in the
output is used to measure, which must be at least 5 comes in Gage R&R & also
a part of the ready made Gage R&R calculator in Excel in the SSGB CD).
CLT Central Limit Theorem
SEM Standard Error of Mean (difference between Population sigma & sample
sigma)
IQR Inter Quartile Range (Q3 - Q1 in Box plot)
SLR Simple Linear Regression
r value Coefficient of correlation (not an acronym but denotation)
R squared value Coefficient of determination (not an acronym but denotation)
H0 Null Hypothesis (denotation)
Ha Alternate Hypothesis (denotation)
FMEA Failure Modes & Effects Analysis
RPN = Risk Priority Number
CPM Critical Path Method
CBA Cost Benefit Analysis

SPM Solutions Prioritization Matrix (also called as Pugh Matrix)

I-mR Individual moving Range chart
X-R chart Mean Range chart
X-S chart Mean Sigma chart
RACI Responsible Accountable Consulted Informed