CS412/610 Six Sigma & Software Management -- Fall, 2003

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General Information

Instructor:
        Jiang B. Liu, jiangbo@bradley.edu

        Professor of Computer Science & Information Systems
        Phone: (309) 677-2386
Prerequisites:
        CS121 Introduction to Data Structures
        or Consent of  Instructor
Lecture:
        6:00-8:40 E, Th at BR 126
Office Hours:
        M-Th from 1:00-3:00pm at BR105a.

Course Materials

Topic Schedule

This is a topic course in software management series. The goals of the course are to provide students with a understanding of software quality management using six sigma methodology and to experience and implement basic six sigma practices. The project assignments will be in software management areas.
 
Unit 1  Introduction to Six Sigma and Software Management
- Six Sigma history and philosophy 
- Six Sigma infrastructure
- Implement Six Sigma		 Ch. 1
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Unit 2 Six Sigma Metrics
- Sigma performance
- Six Sigma measurements
- Process performance metrics		 Ch. 2
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Unit 3 Six Sigma Process
- Software process management
- Software Quality Assurance
- Six Sigma project and process management 		 Ch. 3
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Unit 4 Six Sigma Training & Teams
- Master black belts
- Black belts
- Green belts		 Ch. 4-5
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Unit 5 Six Sigma Projects
- Select & Tracking Six Sigma Projects		 Ch. 6
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Unit 6 Six Sigma DMAIC
- Improvement model		 Ch 7
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Unit 7 Six Sigma DMAIC
- Define		 Ch 8
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Unit 8 Six Sigma DMAIC
- The Measure Phase		 Ch. 9, 10
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Unit 9 Six Sigma DMAIC
- The Analyze Phase (SPC, PCA)		 Ch. 11, 12, 13, 14
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Unit 10 Six Sigma DMAIC
- The Improve Phase		 Ch. 15, 16, 17
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Unit 11 Six Sigma DMAIC
- The Control Phase		 Ch. 18
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Unit 12 Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Ch. 19
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Assignments

There will be three project assignments. All assignments are due at the class on the due day. Later homework will have 10% subtracted from the score for each late day.

Grading

  • Assignments: 50%
  • Class attendance: 20%
  • Final:  30%

    • (100-90 A; 89-80 B; 79-70 C; 69-60 D; below 60 F)

    Communication

    This home page will be used to post assignments. You are also encouraged to send me email about your questions related to the course or share related information with the class.
    jiangbo@bradley.edu