A Nuts and Bolts guide to Six Sigma written for one of the most important and least mentioned persons in Six Sigma, the Champion. Carl Cordy and LeRoy Coryea guide the manager through a Practical Summary of this Continuous Improvement technique. As Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma is part of a firms strategy for maintaining the Competitive Edge. The text is divided into two sections. First, the tools the Manager-Champion uses to coach and evaluate his Six Sigma reports are presented. Included in the Six Sigma Overview and Champions Role in the Six Sigma Process chapters are Porch Light Reliability and Car Starting project boundary setting examples. These illustrate a key question the Champion must answer: How narrow should the boundaries of a Six Sigma Project be so my Team Leader can effectively solve the problem it addresses? Second, the Technical methods used by the Project Leaders are summarized as a reference. Finally, the conclusion briefly sums up the Champions vital role in the firms Six Sigma program, as link between day-to-day process performance and overall business strategy.