Six Sigma - Benefits For Quality And Technical Auditor

I came across someone who is a Quality Auditor and wanted to know whether Six Sigma shall be useful for him. Having done more than 350 third party audits of Quality management Systems and Product Certification audits of different kinds before moving into Six Sigma consulting and training, I am qualified to answer this question with reasonable justification.

Strictly speaking, the role of an Auditor is limited to verification whether requirements are met. Having said that, the other truth is that Auditees respect an auditor only if he can provide some clues on how improvement can be made.

The most respected Auditor is one who provides his observations (in closing meeting and reports) in a manner that makes business sense.So an Auditor who wants to build capability to add value to his Auditee's processes should learn Six Sigma. By doing so, he shall be in a position to not just look for "WHAT" is required but also provide ideas on "WHY" and "HOW" things should be done differently. The auditor should be able to articulate this to indicate tangible business benefits due to suggested change

Questions and comments welcome.