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Rules for Switching Certification Bodies

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Can anyone advise, how much is the notice period an organization has to give to the existing certification body if ...

Adeel Syed 3d

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I believe it is more of contractual matter and a strategy decision for your company. Review the contract. It also ...

New member

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Excited to be a new member of ASQ and the Quality Management Division. I've been in the quality and manufacturing ...

Norm Howe Jan '21

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Welcome Norm. Good to have you here in the Quality Management Division Forum.

ASQ Journals - $63 incentive to upgrade from ...

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This is a message to all QMD members who are currently Professional Members of ASQ. First, congratulations on your ...

Daniel Zrymiak Sep '20

Oct '20

In the pre-Covid era, ASQ Senior Members would receive a special lapel pin (I still have mine, along with my ASQ ...

Oct '20

I upgraded to senior member last year and did not receive a lapel pin. Is it possible to get one of those?

Oct '20

i didn't see anything online. you could try contacting ASQ Customer Care at 1-800-248-1946

Nov '20

Senior Membership was referenced in the recent presentation by ASQ HQ to member leaders.

I hope that QMD members ...

Nov '20

If QMD is appealing to the "Managerial" parts of the organization (being managers, directors, department heads, ...

Nov '20

As a Senior member in good standing, I suspect that it is not the number of Senior members that is the main factor for ...

Nov '20

Thank you Edward Theiss ‍

I can only comment that I did not get upgraded to ASQ Fellow on my first attempt, and it was ...

Dec '20

I did some additional analysis on the comparative value to ASQ of the different membership tiers. A recent ...

Dec '20

Here is a table of future projected revenues, based on the November membership growth data from Geographic ...

Dec '20

This is an important consideration for those who wish to be authors and presenters within ASQ as well.

For those who ...

The next CMQ/OE body of knowledge

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The current CMQ/OE body of knowledge has been out now since 2018, and the next edition of the CMQ/OE handbook is at ...

Douglas Wood Jan '21

Jan '21

We have strategy but I think something that is missing is tactical quality management with practical ...

Jan '21

Greetings,

Though a recent acquisition I became aware of the Shingo model. Was surprised the current BoK only has ...

Jan '21

This is here but needs to be updated to reflect today's reality: III.B.4 on communication and technology. Teams ...

Jan '21

As technology changes accelerate, many Quality/ Organizational Excellence professionals are becoming data ...

Jan '21

Douglas,

I couple of months ago we discuss here in this forum about topics related to the implementation of ...

Jan '21

Douglas, I think thats a great idea. I wonder if this can be done programmatically, like comparing two PDF docs to ...

Jan '21

David,
This is good. To come up with a list of possible tactics would probably start with a list of common dilemmas. ...

Jan '21

Danny,
What was your acquisition? How did you learn about the Shingo model? Was it a book?
And, Would you consider ...

Jan '21

Aimee and Jerry,
This past year has moved us collectively about a decade forward in applied tech. This sounds like a ...

Jan '21

Luis,
Thank your for the link to the Small business discussion thread. While we resist making separate BoKs by ...

New Member interested in CMQ/OE and CSSBB

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Dear All, I’m a new member of ASQ and the Quality Management Division. I’m a German working and my family and I living ...

Muhammed Ozcan Jan '21

Jan '21

From your description it looks like you would qualify for both. Given that you have already achieved a Six Sigma ...

Jan '21

Muhammed,

Thanks for reaching out to ASQ community with your question. I have achieve both these certifications ...

How to prepare for CMQ/OE?

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Dear Members, I am a new member in ASQ. I need to know how to prepare for certification of Certified Quality ...

Rizwan Ahmed Dec '20

Dec '20

As an ASQ Member, you should be able to navigate to the Member Gift page: ...

Dec '20

Aside from the CMQ/OE handbook, 4th edition previously noted, there is a good resource in the Quality Council of ...

Dec '20

What a GOOD Question Rizwan Ahmed,

I should have asked this question long ago. I am on my third round of taking a ...

Dec '20

Good morning!
I am preparing for the exam also. Thanks everyone for the responses. I am studying the CMQ-OE ...

Dec '20

Dear Rizwan- ASQ has a page on their website for each certification with lots of helpful informsation and links to ...

Dec '20

Dear Rizwan,

I also recommend CMQ/OE primer from Quality Council of Indiana. They also provide Certified Manager ...

Dec '20

Excellent responses, especially practice questions.
Here are some practical suggestions. Make sure you visit ...

Dec '20

Rizwan,

I good place to start that will introduce you to the topics is the Quality Management Body of Knowledge ...

Dec '20

Rizwan,

Congrats on joining ASQ. I would say the best way to prepare is to 1) start studying the ASQ CQM/OE handbook ...

Dec '20

Also don't discount your own experience as well to prepare for the exam. I'm also working on this. Also take on other ...

Work-life Integration

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One of the topics that came up during our Virtual Networking Salon at last week's Women in Quality Symposium was ...

Peggy Milz Dec '20

Dec '20

Thank you for sharing this excellent article which displays some very interesting data trends.

Another ...

'bubble diagram' download for the BoK

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I'm not sure if I missed it in the QMD Part 3 webinar, but can someone please advise how to download the Interactive ...

Debbie Hole Oct '20

Oct '20

Debbie,

Thanks for pointing this out. We made some changes recently that made this hard to find. It is being ...

Oct '20

Hi Jerry,

Thanks so much for your reply.

Regards,
Debbie

Nominations for Freund-Marquardt Medal Due October ...

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Know someone who has applied quality management principles to all types of management system standards, their ...

Susan Schall Sep '20

Quality Management Division 2021 Strategic Planning ...

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The amazing member leaders of the Quality Management Division Council are getting ready to start our strategic ...

Peggy Milz Aug '20

Aug '20

Hi Peggy Milz ‍

I see our Technical Community as serving two major purposes for our membership:

Help members ...

Aug '20

Hi Peggy Milz ‍ ,

The two points Daniel Zrymiak ‍ has offered are a great starting point and seemingly help ...

Aug '20

Dear QMD Leaders,

Strategic planning is an interesting problem. We need to know three things: where are we going, ...

Aug '20

Hello Peggy Milz,

Comrades James, Daniel and Gregory have made wonderful suggestions.

I will like to add that ...