List of Six Sigma software packages

There are generally four classes of software used to support the Six Sigma process improvement protocol:

• Analysis tools, which are used to perform statistical or process analysis;
• Program management tools, used to manage and track a corporation's entire Six Sigma program;
• DMAIC and Lean online project collaboration tools for local and global teams;
• Data Collection tools that feed information directly into the analysis tools and significantly reduce the time spent gathering data.

Analysis tools

• ARIS Six Sigma
• IBM WebSphere Business Modeler
• JMP
• Oracle Crystal Ball (part of Oracle Fusion Middleware)
• Microsoft Visio
• Minitab
• NCSS Statistical Software
• QPR ProcessGuide by QPR Software
• Quality Companion by Minitab
• RCASE
• R language^[1][a] (open source)
• SDI Tools
• SigmaXL
• Software AG webMethods BPM Suite
• Statgraphics
• STATISTICA
• Telelogic System Architect

Notes

1. Statistical and graphic functions from the base installation can be used for Six Sigma projects. Furthermore, some contributed packages at CRAN contains specific tools for Six Sigma: SixSigma,^[2] qualityTools,^[3] qcc^[4] and IQCC.^[5]