Analyzing and acting on data transformed the way Crayola does business and has enabled the company to concentrate resources where they'll have the biggest impact.

Not surprisingly, the definition of simplification is pretty simple—to make less complex or complicated; to make easier; or to reduce to fundamental parts.

With the attention Six Sigma has been receiving, I thought it might be interesting to offer my perspective as someone who worked from the inside of a large organization to launch a major Six Sigma initiative.