Creating A Business Case For Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

An application of the DMAIC process to create a business case for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion projects

What you'll learn

Apply the Define, Measure, and Analyze phases of DMAC to DEI

Construct a Problem Statement

Document a Goal Statement

Differentiate between descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytical techniques

Explore methods for collecting qualitative data

Apply DMAIC to make a business case

Requirements

General knowledge of Lean Six Sigma (DMAIC) is helpful, but not required.

Description

Most organizations communicate their desire to support Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion projects. Unfortunately, many of these organizations fail to resource their initiatives or commit to clear goals. This can be frustrating for Diversity and Inclusion, HR, Talent Management, and Organizational Development professionals. This course provides an approach for using the DMAIC methodology from Lean Six Sigma to build an effective business case for DE&I programs and to gain alignment with stakeholders.DMAIC is an abbreviation for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control. DMAIC is a problem-solving methodology that continuous improvement practitioners have used for decades. Furthermore, it is an approach that resonates with business leaders, especially those with expertise in engineering, operations, and finance.This instructional content applies the DMAIC problem-solving approach to creating a business case and organizational alignment for your DE&I programs. You can scope this methodology into any HR process that may need to enhance through DE&I efforts. These processes could employee turnover, hiring trends, or promotion rates.This course is not intended to provide in-depth knowledge of Lean Six Sigma. Therefore, there are no lectures covering principles such as value stream mapping or statistical analysis. Instead, DMAIC is taught as a way to organize your project steps.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction and Objectives

Lecture 2 Lecture 2: Introduction to DMAIC

Section 2: DMAIC

Lecture 3 Lecture 3: Define Phase

Lecture 4 Lecture 4: Measure Phase

Lecture 5 Lecture 5: Analyze Phase

Lecture 6 Lecture 6: Improve Phase

Lecture 7 Lecture 7: Control Phase

Section 3: Closing

Lecture 8 Lecture 8: Next Steps

DE&I Professionals, Human Resources, Project Management, Continuous Improvement