| JCG’s Excellence Insights Flipboard is a free online magazine curating articles on a variety of relevant topics – updated frequently. | |
| Quality Progress | ASQ’s main quality publication – free with ASQ membership. |
| Six Sigma Forum | ASQ’s publication devoted solely to Six Sigma. |
| Quality Magazine | A free monthly publication on quality with a focus on manufacturing. |
| Quality Digest | A free monthly publication on quality improvement. |
| American Society for Quality (ASQ) | ASQ is the world’s largest and foremost quality society with numerous resources to support those with quality initiatives. |
| ASQ Resource Mart | An excellent collection of quality-related books, videos, and public courses. |
| ASQ Six Sigma Forum | The first stop in your journey to learn more about Six Sigma. |
| Quality Glossary | A useful on-line glossary of quality-related terms. |
| Recommended Readings | ASQ’s list of recommended articles, journals, and books. |
| American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC) | A good source of benchmarking information, with some free downloads. |
| Goal QPC | Makers of useful pocket guides on a variety of quality topics. |
| Hyperstat Online Textbook | Free on-line statistics training – great for those starting out in Six Sigma or looking for a refresher. |
| iSixSigma | Website dedicated to information on Six Sigma including articles, links, tools, and products. |
| Process Excellence Network | Excellent source for information on Six Sigma. |
| Six Sigma Tutorial | Online tutorials on six sigma and other quality-related topics. |
LSS projects can benefit from letting the software do the “heavy lifting” for you statistically. Here are some very popular options.
| Minitab | A leading software package used in Six Sigma efforts. |
| Visio & iGrafx | Two of the leading process mapping packages used in process improvement efforts. |
| SigmaXL & DiscoverSim | SigmaXL is the leading Excel-based statistical analysis software add-in. DiscoverSIM is a leading Excel-based process simulation and Monte Carlo Analysis package. |
| Crystal Ball | A leading spreadsheet-based software package for predictive modeling, forecasting, and process simulation. |
| PQ Systems | Providers of popular quality-related software packages including SQCpack, GAGEpack, and DOEpack. |
Here are a few resources exclusive to JCG:
| Excellence Insights | Quick tips for improvement – see the latest issue of Excellence Insights, our complimentary newsletter. |
| Video Series | A video series answering questions from Excellence Insights subscribers. |
| Street Smarts Columns | Want to know more about managing process change? Read Jeff Cole’s monthly column “Street Smarts for Change Management“. |
| Free Change e-book | Download a free e-book “Street Smarts for Change” – a collection of the best Street Smart Change Management tips. |
| Infographs & Articles | Grab a copy of our latest Infographs or read our articles. |
