Business Process Reengineering (BPR) versus Six Sigma
Business Process Reengineering (BPR) and Six Sigma are both methodologies used to improve organizational performance, but they approach this objective differently. Business Process Reengineering (BPR) BPR is a strategic approach that involves fundamentally rethinking and radically redesigning a business process to achieve dramatic improvements in critical performance measures, such as cost, quality, service, and speed. BPR aims not to improve existing processes but to re-invent them. This can sometimes mean starting from scratch, which can involve high risks and radical changes to systems and employee roles. BPR may involve: Removing unnecessary processes Automating certain tasks Restructuring departments or teams Implementing new technology to improve process efficiency Six Sigma On the other hand, Six Sigma is a structured, data-driven approach to process improvement to reduce defects to a level of six standard deviations (sigma) from t...