Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 26th November 2006

Dilbert//6434, first published twenty years ago on Sunday 26th November 2006

Official transcript

"Our company has decided to try something new."

Six Sigma "New? Six Sigma was developed in the 80s."

"It's new to us."

"Why don't we jump on a fad that hasn't already been widely discredited?"

"That way the false hope might sustain us."

"There's nothing wrong with Six Sigma. All it does is reduce defects!"

"Let's see...Fortune Magazine sys...blah, blah...Most companies that used Six Sigma have trailed the S&P 500."

"Sorry I'm late. What did I miss while I was innovating?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR COMPANY HAS DECIDED TO TRY SOMETHING NEW.

NEW? SIX SIGMA WAS DEVELOPED IN THE 80s.

IT'S NEW TO US.

WHY DON'T WE JUMP ON A FAD THAT HASN'T ALREADY BEEN WIDELY DISCREDITED?

SIX SIGMA THAT WAY THE FALSE HOPE MIGHT SUSTAIN US.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH SIX SIGMA. ALL IT DOES IS REDUCE DEFECTS!

LEAGAZINE SARTUNE BLAH, BLAH.

.. MOST COMPANIES THAT USED SIX SIGMA HAVE TRAILED THE S&P 500.

SORRY I'M LATE.

WHAT DID I MISS WHILE I WAS INNOVATING?

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