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Franciele Bellaver
Quality Management System Automation Software
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Hello all, I am interested in the topic of QMS automation software for management of internal audits, corrective ...
Franciele Bellaver Aug '22
Paul Dionne Paul Dionne Aug '22
I used to work for Intellect ( Intellect | QMS Software | Quality Management System ). They offer a suite of QMS apps ...
John Lusignolo John Lusignolo Aug '22

@Franciele Bellaver

Hi!

I am very interested in the same topic. While I started my journey looking at specific QMS ...

Michael Kedanis Michael Kedanis Aug '22

@Franciele Bellaver

We use Jira by Atlassian which is a workflow software for managing our corrective actions, ...

Babak Baghaei Babak Baghaei Aug '22
Hi Franciele,
I've been implementing different QMS software applications for the past 25 years for various ...
Michael Faber Michael Faber Aug '22

@Franciele Bellaver
I was in a similar situation last year and compared several options. Advanced Quality, Soft ...

Anastasis Alayon Anastasis Alayon Aug '22

Hi @Franciele Bellaver ,

I havent used a system myself, but I have been reached out by UniPoint, their systems looks ...

Deborah Lantz Deborah Lantz Aug '22
We made the decision to go with uniPoint back in 2012 and year over year it has added value and continues to be an ...
Jerry Rice
Organizational Structures
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The current Quality Management Body of Knowledge includes the topic area Organizational Structures . The ...
Jerry Rice Apr '18
Osman Aboud Osman Aboud Jun '18
Hi Jerry

I do believe that the quality manager/professional should has a knowledge on organizational structures ...
Grace Duffy Grace Duffy Jun '18
I agree that organizational structure is a critical factor for systems level quality management. ...
Jerry Rice Jerry Rice Jun '18
The certification staff and member volunteers involved with the new BOK development are still working out the ...
Jeremiah Genest Jeremiah Genest Aug '18
This is a critical area. Organizations are constantly aligning and realigning, and it is important that quality ...
Robert Mitchell Robert Mitchell Apr '22

Organizational structure, especially wrt to Quality, is critically important in Regulated industries. For ...

Kelly Gau Kelly Gau Apr '22


Robert Mitchell ‍ - can you provide written support for your statement that FDA requires the Top Quality Executive ...

Jane Keathley Jane Keathley Apr '22

Agree that Org Structure and its effect on performance is important for Quality Managers to understand. In the age ...

Brijesh Patel Brijesh Patel Apr '22



It is not correct to say "FDA requires that the Top Quality Executive report directly to the CEO (or senior-most ...

Robert Mitchell
ASQ Phoenix Section'S Strategy Map and BSC
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I am Section Chair for the ASQ Phoenix Section. Beginning with the development of our 2020 Business Plan & Budget ...
Robert Mitchell May '20
Grace Duffy Grace Duffy May '20
Well done, Bob. Good to hear from you. It has been a while since we worked on the Board committees together. Our ...
Jerry Rice
Strategy Management with a Strategy Map and its ...
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Last evening I had the pleasure of hearing Gary Cokins talk about Strategy Management with a Strategy Map and its ...
Jerry Rice May '20
Jeremiah Genest
The CMQ/OE BoK needs more focus on Organizational ...
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A big chunk of what quality does these days falls under the wider category of sensemaking as expressed in the work of ...
Jeremiah Genest Dec '19
Jerry Rice Jerry Rice Dec '19
Jeremia,

I think your question is: “Why hasn’t Karl Weick’s sensemaking process made it into the Quality ...
Grace Duffy Grace Duffy Dec '19
Jerry gives an excellent explanation of the process by which new concepts are added to the Quality Management Body ...
Gregory Watson Gregory Watson Dec '19
Dear Friends,
I think that this conversation is MOST fruitful. Karl Weick is an exceptional thinker and the two ...
Susan Gorveatte
Business Continuity in Quality
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As the Caribbean & eastern seaboard is being pummeled by Dorian, I'm thinking again about business continuity ...
Susan Gorveatte Sep '19
Francois Denis Francois Denis Sep '19
Hello Susan,


The subject of continuity is a vast one, What I can tell you is that our organization has more and more ...
Alex Tielker
Quality Organization Size
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Has anyone seen any survey data on the size of the quality department relative to the rest of the organization? For ...
Alex Tielker Feb '19
Marie Squier Marie Squier Feb '19
Excellent question Alex,one that I've been searching for an answer for some time. As a Quality Manager within a ...
Amanda Foster Amanda Foster Feb '19
Alex Tielker ‍, I am also interested in any information you receive on this subject. It seems like industry would ...
Jerry Rice Jerry Rice Feb '19
Alex, 

You are absolutely right. There are a lot of factors that go into the size of a quality department. The trend ...
Paul Dionne Paul Dionne Feb '19
If Jerry Rice ‍ suggestion doesn't work. For a quick and dirty look up a few companies by Industry on LinkedIn, note ...
Alex Tielker Alex Tielker Feb '19
Thank you for all the suggestions, particularly Jerry Rice. The links you suggested are very close to what I need. ...
Marie Squier Marie Squier Feb '19
Thanks for the feedback!
Jerry Rice
Strategic Alignment for Driving Superior Business ...
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Click the link below to see the final draft of the Statement on Management Accounting that was issued to the ...
Jerry Rice Jun '18
Daniel Zrymiak Daniel Zrymiak Jun '18
This is outstanding.  Thank you for posting and sharing this excellent content.