About the Awards
 The Global Six Sigma and Business Improvement Awards are given to the most outstanding organizational achievements through the deployment of business improvement programs.
The focus of this elite awards program is to demonstrate to the global business community the real results and excellence which organizations achieve through the successful deployment of Six Sigma and other business excellence programs.
The Awards present a great opportunity for organizations to win recognition for the great work that their Six Sigma and business excellence people are delivering to customers, shareholders and other key stakeholders.
The Global Six Sigma and Business Improvement Awards are steered by an independent Advisory Panel and judged by a panel of independent business improvement experts and practitioners.
Entries are welcomed from all types of organizations across the globe, both within the private and public sectors, which have implemented business improvement initiatives to deliver real organizational excellence.
Entry deadlines
The early bird deadline is 11.59pm (PST) on Friday June 6, 2008.
The late deadline is 11.59pm (PST) on Friday June 20, 2008.
The Awards present a great opportunity for organizations to win recognition for the great work that their Six Sigma and business excellence people are delivering to customers, shareholders and other key stakeholders.
“I am extremely pleased with BMO’s breakthrough performance in Lean Six Sigma deployment across Product Operations in North America. Winning two prestigious Global Six Sigma Awards has validated the hard work and dedication of our people, and significantly stimulated interest from other BMO businesses to leverage Lean Six Sigma for delivering strategic initiatives.”
Richard Lam, Deployment Leader, Quality & Productivity Management Office, BMO Financial Group
"Participation in the WCBF 2007 Global Six Sigma Award Program has been a very enlightening and inspirational experience for ATMI. This brilliantly crafted and seamlessly executed Program provides all organizations, regardless of size, nature and geography, with an equal opportunity to get objective recognition of accomplishments from the top experts in the Six Sigma arena, as well as the means to share their unique practices with the global Six Sigma community."
Sofia Pombrik, Director Six Sigma, ATMI
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“Winning the best Achievement of Six Sigma in Sales and Marketing has enabled us to demonstrate our thought leadership in Six Sigma externally to fellow organizations, including clients, collaborators and alliances. And also importantly to share internally the creative and successful implementations of the Six Sigma programs.“
Sam J. Racine, PhD
Six Sigma Lean Master Black Belt, Unisys
"Having won the award does not mean we can rest on our laurels, as an aspiring leader in our industry our challenge is to maintain and continue to bring process efficiencies in on-boarding customers as we take on new products and services."
Karim Houry, Vice President, Business Reengineering and Quality, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
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 “It was such an exciting moment for our entire organization when Valley Baptist Health System received three WCBF Global Six Sigma Awards. Those crystal awards are very sweet icing on the cake for our dedicated nurses, physicians, and staff – who work so hard every day to save lives and provide the best possible healthcare to the people of South Texas. Valley Baptist is committed to continuous improvement as the only way to ensure that our own family members, friends and others in our community receive the near-perfect care that each of them deserve. Six Sigma enables Valley Baptist to exceed our customers' expectations while ensuring that our organization remains financially fit to meet the many challenges of today’s healthcare environment.”
Tomas A. Gonzalez, MD, MBA, Sr. Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Valley Baptist Health System
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The 2008 Global Six Sigma and Business Improvement Awards Categories
Organizational Categories
- Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in Financial Services
- Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in Manufacturing
- Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in Chemicals and Pharmaceutical
- Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in IT, Software and Telecoms
- Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in Healthcare
- Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in Transactional Services
Business Process Excellence Categories
- Best Project Achievement in Innovation or Product Development (including Design for Six Sigma)
- Best Project Achievement in Supply Chain Management
- Best Project Achievement in Business Enabling Processes – HR/IT/Regulatory/Risk Management
- Best Project Achievement in Health, Safety and Environment
- Best Project Achievement in Sales, Marketing or Customer Experience
People Categories
- Six Sigma & Business Improvement CEO of the Year Award
- Business Improvement Deployment Leader of the Year Award
- Master Black Belt of the Year Award
- Black Belt of the Year Award
Special Awards
- Best Emerging Business Improvement Deployment
- The Platinum Award for Organizational Business Improvement
- The Platinum Award for Process Excellence Project
- Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement by a Small Organization
- Best Organizational Achievement in Lean Enterprise Improvement
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