All entries for Saturday 17 November 2012
November 17, 2012
E–learning as a step in becoming Learning Organization
It is so strange how things can go. Process Improvement Using Six Sigma module helps me to learn something new about my CBE-PMA. For example, while doing e-learning I realized that this type of learning can be the key to transformation to a learning organization.
It is a tool to make the organization to study in a more flexible way and to satisfy different requirements, i.e. to learn something new and see how it can be implemented on practice. Moreover, e-learning doesn’t put a student (in our case - employee) to stressful conditions where he is continuously being assessed by others. The common propose of such learning to do it for yourself, so this is a reason of non-assessment approach.
It seems much easier to do this type of learning when you are not assessed. I wish it always could be like that. And this non-assessment approach really works for me, because I finished my TMI module over one day - I just was so absorbed with six-sigma that I couldn’t stop myself and wanted to explore more.
TMI e–learning
I finished my e-learning and I found it very useful. However, there are some difficulties that I faced with and also some questions appeared during this TMI learning. This is not a discussion entry. I am writing it just to structure my thoughts.
- The real good thing about this learning is that TMI module involves theory + practical example. That really helps me to understand theory, BUT after completing all 26 modules I get so much new information and none approach of how to put and structure this data in my head.
- I didn’t understand “streamline and standardize” part. Is streamline = solution, standardize = problems?
- What are differences between Team Leader and Facilitator? I mean, example with Pesto Pizza showed us that this is a Facilitator, who lead people through the process and Team Leader just allocated responsibilities among team members. Is it how it should be?
- I didn’t understand why we need all three measurement tools: run charts, histogram and control chart. Can’t we use only control chart, because it combines two previous tools?
- Example with Pesto Pizza showed that Project Team also considered the stable process and tried to change it. Why? I thought we should deal only with special causes, when the process is unstable.
I hope in the end of the module I will get the answers!