Organization |
| Dashboard |  | View summaries of all projects on a single screen. |
| Project Roadmap |  | Organize projects into phases and create a launch pad for the tools needed for every task. Customize roadmaps for any type of improvement project. |
| Project Charter |  | Define and present scope, constraints and assumptions, team members and roles, plans, and other details. |
| Project Prioritization |  | Evaluate options and select the project likely to have the most impact. |
| Data Sharing |  | Eliminate retyping data by sharing information across project tools—for instance, x's in a Process Map automatically populate your Cause and Effect Matrix. |
| Schedule Evaluation Worksheet |  | Track the estimated and actual duration of tasks and how they affect the overall project schedule. |
| Gantt Chart |  | Identify and plan the major steps of any multiple-task project, track project progress, and identify bottlenecks that can cause delays. |
| All-in-One Project File |  | Keep all project information, even non-Companion documents, in one file, making it a snap to share, review, report, and archive information. |
Practical Tools |
| Process Map |  | Construct high-level or detailed flow charts that include variables and data. |
| Brainstorming Tools: Fishbone, CT Tree, Idea Mapping, and Cause and Effect Diagrams |  | Capture creative ideas during brainstorming sessions and share x's and y's identified during charting with other project tools. |
| Cause and Effect Matrix |  | Determine possible causes of process outcomes, compare their importance, and identify where variation may occur. |
| Ballot |  | Easily prioritize ideas, identify problems, and evaluate causes with multivoting tools. |
| Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) |  | Anticipate and quantify the likelihood of problems. |
Supplier-Input-
Process-Output-
Customer (SIPOC) Analysis |  | Identify every relevant element of your process and refine the scope of complex projects. |
| Y Metrics Chart |  | Measure project progress against its baseline and goals. |
| Six Sigma Funnel Report |  | Identify all process inputs (x’s) and explain which are critical, potential, or eliminated. |
| Capability Rollup Report |  | Calculate process capability for outputs across multiple sequential operations, using continuous or discrete data. |
| Value Stream Map Comparison |  | Visualize the movement of material and information through a process “before and after” a project. |
| 5S Audit |  | Evaluate process conditions relative to 5S best practices. |
Rolled Throughput
(Cumulative)Metrics |  | Assess the probability of completing a process without scrap or rework. |
| House of Quality Matrix |  | Determine which combinations of customer and technical requirements have the most potential for improving products or services. |
| Pugh Matrix |  | Determine which of several competing designs or strategies best matches a list of requirements. |
| Stakeholder Analysis |  | Identify all groups and individuals affected by a project. |
| Project Risk Assessment |  | Lay out the potential costs associated with improving a process. |
| Financial Analysis |  | Estimate savings generated by improving a process. |
| Control Plan |  | Document how to sustain a successful project's benefits. |
| Presentation Manager |  | Create dynamic presentations directly in Quality Companion. |
Guidance |
| Coach |  | Select and use tools correctly with extensive guidance prepared by Six Sigma experts. |
| Help and Demos |  | Detailed online help and animated demos make Quality Companion easy to use. |
| Analysis Capture |  | Review and interpret output from Minitab Statistical Software, ensuring the most important information in each analysis is highlighted in project reports. |