I agree that the Six Sigma tool has some applications with the Project Planning Process. We looked at the PPP in terms of initiating, planning, executing, and closing. In all of those steps, monitoring and controlling is involved. During the DDP, if an issue should arise, some principles from Six Sigma’s DMAIC tool can be used to solve those issues. DMAIC is define, measure, analyze, improve, control. During a project that I was working on at Zimmer, I had to use these Six Sigma tools to solve an issue so that the project could continue. This project was not in the initiation phase, but the execution phase. We were hitting a lot of obstacles due to an issue with the process and as a result we were getting scrapped parts. I had to and solve the issue and I used things such as fishbone diagrams, 5-why’s, etc. which is primarily used in the Six Sigma process.I think Six Sigma can be a very valuable tool when it comes to ensuring the steps in the PPP are running without major issues.