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Looking for Volunteers for ASQ Lean and Six Sigma Conference, Phoenix, AZ, February 23-25, 2025

By Barbara Banek posted 2 days ago
Volunteers for ASQ Lean and Six Sigma Conference, Phoenix, AZ, February 23-25, 2025, are needed and volunteers are eligible for reduced conference registration rates. If you are interested, please check with Hilary Werner ( hwerner@bod.asq.org ) on the requirements and discount.

ASQ Hartford Section Offering Exam Preparation Classes for Various ASQ Certifications-Registration is February 3-6, 2025

By Barbara Banek posted 2 days ago
The ASQ Hartford Section is offering Exam Preparation Classes for various ASQ Certifications-registration for these classes from is February 3-6, 2025. If you are interested, please click on the link below to go to their site for a comprehensive document with all of the information: All Member Forum - American Society for Quality

January 2025 Program - Presentation & Recording

By Robert Mitchell posted 2 days ago
The presentation slide deck and video recording are now available for viewing. Navigate to the "Library". The presentation is in the Handouts folder; the recording is in the videos folder.

ASQ Phoenix - Message from the Chair - January 2025

By Barbara Banek posted 12 days ago
New Year Greetings January 2025- With the closure of 2024, our Phoenix Section Chair Hilary Werner has passed the “baton” to me as the new Section Chair as she assumes new duties at the ASQ Regional level. As for myself, I’ve been a member of first ASQC, joining in 1986, and then obtaining Senior Member and the certifications of CQA and CQE in 1996, and CQM (now CMQ/OE) in early 1997 - just before we changed our name to ASQ. Although I’ve been in the Quality profession for over 40 years, 20 in senior management, I grew up in Quality as my father was a Fellow of ASQC, a CQE and CQA, and a PE in Quality Engineering. With my brother also in Quality it seems it’s ...

Handout - Dec 2024 Program: KPIs vs OKRs

By Robert Mitchell posted 16 days ago
Presentation pdf

Handout - Nov 2024 Program: Reliability Demonstration Tests

By Robert Mitchell posted 16 days ago
Click here to view/download the presentation pdf

Nov & Dec 2024 Program Recordings are now Available for Viewing

By Robert Mitchell posted 17 days ago
November: Karen Hulting discusses Reliability Demonstration Testing December: Joseph Paris discusses KPIs and OKRs - What are they? How are they different? When to Use. Click on the "Library" tab, and scroll down the menu to "Program Videos". Select the desired video. Earn RUs by watching the presentation in full, then emailing the Section VOC Chair along with the title and date of the recording and at least one takeaway from the video requesting an RU Certificate. *The name and contact of our current VOC Chair is provided on our myASQ Community home page.

ASQ Phoenix - Message from the Chair - December 2024

By Barbara Banek posted 12/08/24
December 2024 Chair’s Message Greetings, Valued ASQ Phoenix Section Members – The holidays are officially upon us! I hope during this season of thankfulness and giving you are finding ways to spend quality time with your families and those dear to you. During this season, I am taking the opportunity to reflect upon the past two years as Chair of the Phoenix Section. The leadership team in collaboration with our membership has accomplished so much! I am truly grateful for all of you and for your contributions that have made this section so successful! The Phoenix Section put giving into practice in November with a community outreach event at St. Mary’s Food ...

ASQ Phoenix Sun Dial Newsletter November 2024

By Barbara Banek posted 12/01/24
Click on the link below to go to the ASQ Phoenix Sun Dial Newsletter for November 2024: Phoenix Section - American Society for Quality

ASQ Phoenix Virtual Meeting Program March 13, 2025: Effects of Recall in the Food Industry Due to Poor Employee Training

By Barbara Banek posted 12/01/24
ASQ Phoenix March 13, 2025 Virtual Program Meeting 6:00pm – 8:00pm Phoenix (UTC: -7) AGENDA: All times are Phoenix (MST): 6:00 pm     Welcome 6:05 pm     Brief Announcements 6:15 pm     Guest Speaker 7:15 pm     Q&A and Networking 7:45 pm     Phoenix Section business 8:00 pm     Adjourn TOPIC: Effects of Recall in the Food Industry Due to Poor Employee Training SPEAKER : Rosemarie Christopher SPEAKER BIO: Rosemarie Christopher has over 30 years of leadership experience with ASQ, holding various chair and member leader ...

ASQ Phoenix-Message from the Chair-November 2024

By Barbara Banek posted 11/06/24
Chair’s Message – November 2024 Greetings Valued ASQ Phoenix Section Members – I hope that all of you are well and looking forward to the holiday season which is quickly approaching! This time of year is also election season, which extends to your ASQ member units also, including the Phoenix Section. As I mentioned in my message last month, we were fortunate to have volunteers step forward for all of our elected positions as well as most of our appointed positions for next year. As nominees for the elected positions were uncontested, the volunteers will automatically step into their roles in 2025. I would like to congratulate and welcome those individuals ...

ASQ Phoenix Sun Dial Newsletter October 2024

By Barbara Banek posted 11/06/24
Click on the link to go to the ASQ Phoenix Sun Dial Newsletter for October 2024: Phoenix Section - American Society for Quality

ASQ Phoenix Virtual Meeting Program February 13, 2025: Enhancing People Skills: Communicating With Younger Co-Workers and Embracing Quality Beyond the Task

By Barbara Banek posted 11/05/24
ASQ Phoenix February 13 , 2025 Virtual Program Meeting 6:00pm – 8:00pm Phoenix (UTC: -7) AGENDA: All times are Phoenix (MST): 6:00 pm     Welcome 6:05 pm     Brief Announcements 6:15 pm     Guest Speaker 7:15 pm     Q&A and Networking 7:45 pm     Phoenix Section business 8:00 pm     Adjourn Title: Enhancing People Skills: Communicating with Younger Co-Workers and Embracing Quality Beyond the Task Description: In today’s diverse workplace, effective communication and a commitment to quality are essential for success. ...

Handouts - October 10 Program "Guerilla Tactics for Quality Leadership"

By Robert Mitchell posted 10/11/24
Download a copy of Steve Gompertz' October 10 ASQ Phoenix Section Program presentation: https://my.asq.org/viewdocument/slide-deck-handout-oct-program?CommunityKey=481ed03e-e397-4e58-9f35-01863ca1e7c0

ASQ Phoenix Sun Dial Newsletter September 2024

By Barbara Banek posted 10/05/24
Please click on the link below to go to the ASQ Phoenix Sun Dial Newsletter for September 2024: Phoenix Section - American Society for Quality (asq.org)

ASQ Phoenix - Message from the Chair - October 2024

By Barbara Banek posted 10/05/24
October 2024 Chair’s Message Greetings Valued ASQ Phoenix Section Members – It’s hard to believe we have made it to October already! Not only has this year flown by, the current temperatures in the valley aren’t suggestive of fall weather. I am keeping my fingers crossed that we are experiencing our final heat wave prior to a many months long reprieve. In the meantime, I hope you are finding ways to stay cool until mother nature rights the current weather pattern. You can beat the heat with other members of the Phoenix Section during our community outreach event in November. We are partnering with St. Mary’s Foodbank on November 9th from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 ...

ASQ Phoenix December 12, 2024, Virtual Meeting: KPIs vs OKRs – What are they? How are they different? Why they are important

By Barbara Banek posted 10/03/24
ASQ Phoenix December 12, 2024, Program Meeting – Virtual 6:00pm – 8:00pm Phoenix (UTC: -7) AGENDA: All times are Phoenix (MST): 6:00 pm – Gather 6:05 pm – Welcome & Brief Announcements 6:30 pm – Guest Speaker Pre-recorded Presentation 7:30 pm – Q&A and networking 7:45 pm – Section Business Updates 8:00 pm – Adjourn TOPIC: “ KPIs vs OKRs – What are they? How are they different? Why they are important” This is a rebroadcast of a special July 10, 2024, webinar that was co-sponsored with Southwest Alliance for Excellence. ...

ASQ Phoenix November 14, 2024 Virtual Meeting: Planning and Analysis of Reliability Demonstration Tests

By Barbara Banek posted 09/29/24
ASQ Phoenix November 14 , 2024 Program Meeting – Virtual 6:00pm – 8:00pm Phoenix (UTC: -7) AGENDA: All times are Phoenix (MST): 6:00 pm     Welcome 6:05 pm     Brief Announcements 6:15 pm     Guest Speaker 7:15 pm     Q&A and Networking 7:45 pm     Phoenix Section business 8:00 pm     Adjourn Title: “'Planning and Analysis of Reliability Demonstration Tests” Abstract This presentation will illustrate the process of setting a reliability goal and then demonstrating conformance to that goal with test data. The standard format for a ...

ASQ Phoenix January 9, 2025, Virtual Program Meeting - "Building Quality from Within: Our Continuous Process Improvement Journey"

By Barbara Banek posted 09/24/24
ASQ Phoenix January 9, 2025 Virtual Program Meeting 6:00pm – 8:00pm Phoenix (UTC: -7) AGENDA: All times are Phoenix (MST): 6:00 pm     Welcome 6:05 pm     Brief Announcements 6:15 pm     Guest Speaker 7:15 pm     Q&A and Networking 7:45 pm     Phoenix Section business 8:00 pm     Adjourn TITLE: Building Quality from W ithin: Our Continuous Process Improvement Journey Introduce the Super Office within the Center for Device and Radiological Health (CDRH) called the Office of Product Evaluation & Quality (OPEQ) ...

Sept 12 Program Recording - The Frugal Experimenter

By Robert Mitchell posted 09/17/24
Dr. Bryan Dodson gives a fascinating, tutorial-type demonstration of the power and benefits of sequential experimentation to reduce the number of runs saving time, resources, and money. Click here to watch the video.