Assignment #2 - Understanding and creating a SIPOC [10%] This assignment relates to the following Course Learning Requirements: CLR 4: - Activating the Six Sigma team - Developing project charter - Developing SIPOC analysis - Defining critical to quality (CTQ) - Providing operational definitions of the CTQ(s)

Objective of this Assignment:

To give students hands-on practice at creating a SIPOC diagram.

Assignment Tasks:

The 20 listed notes below represent 5 suppliers, 7 inputs, 6 process steps, 1 output, and 1 customer involved in the Generate Options for IT Solutions process. Use the list of 20 notes and copy and paste each individual item from the list of notes into their correct location on the SIPOC board below.

Submission: Submit yo ur SIPOC board with the 20 notes copied into the correct columns.

	Notes
1	Business Capability Model
2	Industry Analyst
3	Conduct industry analysis
4	Set of variable options for consideration by business
5	Review all submitted documents
6	Clarify business case with stakeholders
7	Business partner representative
8	Gather information from all suppliers
9	Statement of sensitivity (privacy and security)
10	Business Case
11	Solution Architect
12	Application Model
13	Architectural Principles
14	Industry research firms
15	IT security
16	Recommend top 3 option and provide rationale based on industry analysis
17	List 7-10 potential IT solutions that meet criteria in Business Case
18	Architectural Standards
19	Business Analyst
20	Business Partner Representative

SIPOC BOARD PROCESS NAME: Generate Options for IT Solutions Suppliers Inputs Process Outputs Clients Who (functions or teams) provides the What specific Input (a thing, piece of What are the major, high-level steps or What are the specific outputs (things, Who (functions or teams) directly inputs (to immediate right) to the info) does this supplier provide, phases of the process? (Arrange 5-8 info) that come out of the process consumes/uses the outputs? process? typically at the beginning of the steps in top down sequence) once it has finished its work? (Once all process? the steps in the process column are done).\f