<s>
DMAIC	B-General_Concept
(	O
an	O
acronym	O
for	O
Define	B-General_Concept
,	I-General_Concept
Measure	I-General_Concept
,	I-General_Concept
Analyze	I-General_Concept
,	I-General_Concept
Improve	I-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
Control	I-General_Concept
)	O
(	O
pronounced	O
də-MAY-ick	O
)	O
refers	O
to	O
a	O
data-driven	O
improvement	O
cycle	O
used	O
for	O
improving	O
,	O
optimizing	O
and	O
stabilizing	O
business	O
processes	O
and	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DMAIC	B-General_Concept
improvement	O
cycle	O
is	O
the	O
core	O
tool	O
used	O
to	O
drive	O
Six	O
Sigma	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
DMAIC	B-General_Concept
is	O
not	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Six	O
Sigma	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
framework	O
for	O
other	O
improvement	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DMAIC	B-General_Concept
is	O
an	O
abbreviation	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
improvement	O
steps	O
it	O
comprises	O
:	O
Define	B-General_Concept
,	I-General_Concept
Measure	I-General_Concept
,	I-General_Concept
Analyze	I-General_Concept
,	I-General_Concept
Improve	I-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
Control	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
DMAIC	B-General_Concept
process	O
steps	O
are	O
required	O
and	O
always	O
proceed	O
in	O
the	O
given	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
stage	O
within	O
the	O
DMAIC	B-General_Concept
improvement	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
control	B-General_Concept
chart	I-General_Concept
can	O
be	O
useful	O
during	O
the	O
Control	O
stage	O
to	O
assess	O
the	O
stability	O
of	O
the	O
improvements	O
over	O
time	O
by	O
1	O
.	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
guide	O
to	O
continue	O
monitoring	O
the	O
process	O
and	O
2	O
.	O
providing	O
a	O
response	O
plan	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
measures	O
being	O
monitored	O
in	O
case	O
the	O
process	O
becomes	O
unstable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
common	O
criticism	O
of	O
DMAIC	B-General_Concept
is	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
ineffective	O
as	O
a	O
communication	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
improvement	O
practitioners	O
attempt	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
DMAIC	B-General_Concept
process	O
,	O
effective	O
in	O
solving	O
the	O
problem	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
framework	O
for	O
communication	O
only	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
audience	O
confused	O
and	O
frustrated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
proposed	O
solution	O
to	O
this	O
problem	O
is	O
reorganizing	O
the	O
DMAIC	B-General_Concept
information	O
using	O
the	O
Minto	O
Pyramid	O
Principle	O
's	O
SCQA	O
and	O
MECE	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
additional	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
DMAIC	B-General_Concept
steps	O
but	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
considered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
very	O
important	O
to	O
always	O
provide	O
positive	O
morale	O
support	O
to	O
team	O
members	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
maximize	O
the	O
effectiveness	O
of	O
DMAIC	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Replicating	O
the	O
improvements	O
,	O
sharing	O
successes	O
and	O
thanking	O
team	O
members	O
helps	O
build	O
buy-in	O
for	O
future	O
DMAIC	B-General_Concept
or	O
improvement	O
initiatives	O
.	O
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