Organizational impact

Six Sigma brings many changes in the work culture wherever it has been deployed, creating an open and transparent culture where ideas are invited from everyone, there is lack of hierarchy, and the focus is on a learning environment. It leads to quality thinking at every level and in every operation in a software development organisation.
The world over, the processes of different industry verticals such as manufacturing, cement, pharmaceuticals and software are much below the standard 3.5 level of Six Sigma—and the preferred requirement level is 4.8. A Six Sigma practice contributes significantly to the bottom-line of an organisation. It is estimated that the practice results in a contribution of about eight percent to the bottom-line, though of course it varies from project to project and company to company.