BSC and Six Sigma

Dear Steve,

There are two ARIS tools available that may be interesting for your CPI project:

1. ARIS for Six Sigma supports the integration of Six Sigma projects with business process models along the DMAIC life cycle. From a modeling perspective, it provides model types that enrich standard process models with Six Sigma diagrams such as SIPOC diagramms and Fishbone diagramms and provides standard Six Sigma reports on this data basis. Our customers are using this in combination with Minitab (market leader for statistical software in Six Sigma projects). ARIS for Six Sigma comes with an interface to Minitab that allows using ARIS process simulation data or ARIS process performance data for Six Sigma calculations. Finally, Six Sigma metrics can be continuously monitored by the ARIS dashboard. If you are interested in more details, there is an article coming up in this community that will describe how ARIS for Six Sigma supports the full DMAIC life cycle.
2. ARIS for Balanced Scorecard provides a design environment for strategy maps integrated into the ARIS Business Architect (or Designer). It includes cause-and-effect diagrams that link to process model via KPI objects measuring the achievement of strategic objectives and processes contributing to those strategic objectives. There are reports available to calculate the current degree of achievement and display it quantitatively and graphically through colors in the models. To evaluate and monitor your  BSC, you can use ARIS Business Optimizer that takes the strategy maps as an input, visualizes strategic objectives and their degree of achievement and provides additional evaluation and reporting functionality.

Please contact me for reference customers that have ripened significant effects with those two approaches.

Best regards,

Katrina