Sponsor Objection Battlecards
Use concise responses to keep DMAIC disciplined under sponsor pressure.
Skip Measure We do not need a baseline; everyone knows this process is bad. A sponsor wants the project to move straight to fixes. Your line We can contain obvious risk now, but the baseline is how we prove the permanent fix changed the CTQ rather than the story. Skipping Measure makes after results impossible to trust. It validates urgency while protecting the evidence needed for DMAIC credibility. Blame shortcut This is obviously an operator issue, so let's retrain and close it. The room wants a fast people-focused corrective action. Training may be part of the fix. First let's prove…
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