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When my three friends and I get together every week to play golf, we inevitably start talking about work. It always seems to be the case. There is nothing like working a full-time job and trying to complete graduate school for your master’s degree at the same time. We each work in the same building, but for different companies ironically. Anyway, the topic of choice for today’s back nine concerned some courses one of the guys has to take for work. His company is trying to maximize their profits by implementing six sigma. He describes this as a process which uses statistical analysis to evaluate the workings of the company and if there are areas that can be eliminated or adjusted to improve results. As a manager in the accounting department, he has to enroll in several courses and participate in six sigma online. After meeting an hour requirement and completing a project using this process, he can obtain certification on the topic. In order to accomplish courses to the level his company requires him as management, my friend will spend a substantial amount attending seminars and workshops. He must learn the principles behind this process and how to properly implement it into the daily functions of his company. In the business world, someone who obtains a high level of certification is classified as a six sigma black belt. Other people in the company, more specifically those who are not in a managerial position, will only be required to advance far enough to receive certification as a six sigma green belt. This way everyone in the company will understand the process and be able to use it to help the company. Apparently, this process works best when the entire company is onboard. The theory is once every employee knows how to use the process it can be implemented into every aspect of the company quickly and proficiently. There are a lot of resources in a company, but the employees must know how to use it properly to render successful results. Hopefully, for my friend’s sake, he can learn enough about this process to use it in evaluating his golf game and eliminate a few strokes. It would save us all a lot of time searching for his ball is the tall grass.