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Registration is open for 7th ASQ Ottawa section event of 2024 - lunchtime webinar "Building a Successful Employee Idea Program". Advance registration is required. Registration link

Dear Section Member, The ASQ Ottawa Valley Section Nomination Committee is requesting your nominations of Officers for 2025: Section Chair Vice-Chair Treasurer Secretary from the membership of our Section. These Officers would be serving from 1 January to 31 December 2025. The following are brief position descriptions: Section Chair : Provides leadership and oversight to the Section. Prepares meeting agendas and is the presiding officer. Vice Chair : Performs duties as directed by Chair in support of the organization’s mission and goals. Secretary : Documents the Section’s ...

Registration is open for 4th ASQ Ottawa section event of 2024 - in-person workshop "Unlocking Value: A Practical Guide to Value Stream Mapping". Advance registration is required. Registration link

Congratulations to ASQ Ottawa Valley Section 0407 for achieving GOLD level in 2023 Performance Excellence Program! This recognition was presented at 2024 ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement in San Diego, California.

Registration is open for 3rd ASQ Ottawa section event of 2024 - free webinar "Using Power BI to Create Powerful Trend and Pareto Charts". Registration link

ASQ Ottawa Valley Section 0407's first event of 2024 is coming up. The event is a FREE Lunch and Learn Webinar - Register Here! Webinar Date and Time Friday, March 22, 2024 12:00noon – 1:00pm Webinar Title How to protect your organization from a cyber attack with ISO 27001 Webinar Description An Information Security Management System is the framework that helps organizations prepare for a cyber-attack through a process of threat assessment, monitoring and continual improvement. A well-designed system requires that you identify potential sources of a security breach, mitigate them and provide a strong ongoing ...

Article by @Shamir Doshi Don’t Overlook the 80/20 Rule: Lesson Learned! “What's the one thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?” That’s the focusing question that Gary Keller helps you answer in his book “The One Thing'. It’s also a question that has made him highly productive and very successful! To my surprise (but also very validating!) one of the mindsets he uses is a key tool that is also used by Quality, Lean and Six Sigma professionals, called the Pareto principle! First revealed by an economist in the 1900's and later developed for ...

What is Quality 4.0 By @Michael Mladjenovic "Quality 4.0" refers to integrating technology, particularly Industry 4.0 technologies, with quality management practices to enhance organizational excellence. It involves leveraging digital tools, data analytics, and emerging technologies to improve product quality, operational efficiency, and decision-making. Quality 4.0 aims to lower costs, ensure compliance, and streamline quality operations. This concept encompasses the digitalization of quality by applying traditional and Industry 4.0 technologies. It encompasses data collection, analysis, and informed decision-making. Successful Quality 4.0 initiatives ...