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New To Quality or Need a Refresher? Let ASQ's Quality Resources Help. Our Topic for This Week is Performance Metrics.

Performance metrics are defined as figures and data representative of an organization’s actions, abilities, and overall quality. There are many different forms of performance metrics, including sales, profit, return on investment, customer happiness, customer reviews, personal reviews, overall quality, and reputation in a marketplace. ... more

Posted by David Woods on Quality Management Division Sep 24, 2022 3:52 PM CDT

Webinar Series - Preparing for Process Analysis - Session #3 Using the 7 Basic Quality Tools

with Sandra L Furterer and Douglas C. Wood Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 5:00 pm Central/ 6:00 pm Eastern (Advance Registration Required) Webinar Series - Preparing for Process Analysis You may know the quality tools, but do you know how to string them together for maximum effectiveness? This talk will show how the various quality tools operate ... more

Posted by Jerry Rice on Quality Management Division Sep 18, 2022 7:09 PM CDT

New To Quality or Need a Refresher? Let ASQ's Quality Resources Help. Our Topic for This Week is Selecting Performance Measures and Metrics.

Also called: selection metrics Performance metrics are defined as information and project-specific data used to characterize and assess an organization’s quality, capabilities, and skills. Performance metrics are defined differently in every industry and can change based on a company’s services and products. Common performance metrics ... more

Posted by David Woods on Quality Management Division Sep 17, 2022 7:50 AM CDT

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When your training is a good fit for what students need to succeed, the students will thank you. This webinar will ...

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Good morning, Susan. I have not yet received information about the Taxonomy seminar in my email. I also searched ...

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Sounds great! Have not seen registration information.

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Still awaiting registration information or access to the information shared

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Here is a link to a recording of the webinar if you missed it.

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Quality Management Forum: Call for Articles (Spring ...

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Training and Development Content Management Committee is accepting articles for the Spring 2019 issue. Please ...

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Have you had a chance to check out the excellent content within the Human Development & Leadership Division's ...

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This is from the Quality Management BoK. I look forward to the edition.

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Hi Dan, thanks for the lead. I'll contact Stephanie. -Joe W.

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This is commendable. Thanks

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Joe, great visibility on the Call for Articles. I hope the Training and Development Content Management Committee ...

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Susan,

Your team now has its own webpage:

Training and Development Content Management Committee

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Why is on-the-job training important for the ...

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I have been doing a lot of reading on the subscription services like McKinsey and Company and Knowledge@ Wharton ...

Grace Duffy May '20

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I've been doing a lot of OJT on the use of the Microsoft Teams platform lately... including webcam etiquette. Who ...

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A quote from W. Edwards Deming from "Out of the Crisis: is included in our previous post, People are Part of the ...

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Well said, Jerry and Bill. Where the 1980s and 1990s saw a push for organizations to drive external skills ...

May '20

OJT is CRUCIAL.

What is happening in your organization?
During the first 2 weeks of this Lockdown we slowed down a ...

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I'm loving this discussion. I think now that we can't/shouldn't have additional "outside" representatives ...

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I just read an article by the Association for Talent Development on use of training modes. It shows the percent of ...

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Thank you for the article by the Association for Talent Development, Grace!

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It seems that the pace has accelerated in the past weeks! The projects are moving, the meetings are not stopping, ...

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Well said, Betsaida. We were talking the other day in a Quality Management Division conversation that we have ...

Quality Management and Stakeholder Engagement

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I am sharing a presentation I recently delivered at the ASQ Pacific Region conference on the topic of Stakeholder ...

Daniel Zrymiak Nov '20

Nov '20

Hello Daniel,

Good Day.

Stakeholder engagement is an excellent technique for strengthening process control.
I ...

Nov '20

Please refer to this updated version of the presentation. The last version had incorrect Speaker Notes on slide 2 ...

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Dear Daniel,
Although I appreciate what Girish has commented, I don't think it is really on point with your ...

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Hello Gregory Watson ‍ ,

The inspiration was from the works of Eduardo Briceño, who distinguishes between the “ ...

Nov '20

Dear Daniel,
Yesterday, I was discussing how AI-related technologies relate to the chain of customers. ...

Jan '21

You might be interested in the Center for Positive Organizations, which I discovered quite by accident where I ...

Maintaining Certification Records

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Hi ASQ Members, I am wondering if you have tips on how to organize and maintain your records for RUs, etc. for ...

Susan Gorveatte May '21

May '21

Hello,
One suggestion: Record/upload your RU point(s) in the recertification journal as soon a RU point is ...

May '21

Timeliness is the key for sure.

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During my first recertification I struggled as I had various records all over the place and I felt like I was ...

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Hi Houman Mehrabadi ‍

Great tip! Where is the recertification journal?

Thanks!

Jun '21

Great question Susan!

I love Carlos' tips about using the free gifts to include the bonus RUs and creating a special ...

Jun '21

Please click on following link, then “Access to my online Journal”. You can submit your RU's there.

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Hi there, I am seeking volunteers for the Content Management Committee for Training and Development. Do you have a ...

Susan Gorveatte Jan '22

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Hello Susan, I'd be interested if there are opportunities available.

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I would love to volunteer for this committee.

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Susan, it is always good to work with you. Count me in!

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Hi I am interested, here is my contact info: gordonperry1@cox.net, 949-235-6785. Thank you!

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I would be interested in seeing how I can contribute as well.

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Hope this emailfinds you well.

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Super, I sent you a message.

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Leaders and Managers are always SO BUSY, without ANY ...

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Leaders and Managers are always SO BUSY, without ANY NOTICEABLE improvements whatsoever.mp4

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Yes, lots of movement, NO IMPROVEMENT!

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@Luigi Sille
Honestly, I think it depends on the focus. It is important to empower and guide others so that things ...

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You're absolutely right. Without a concerted effort, meaning a project plan with objectives, milestones, and ...

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They also need to focus on outcomes. Too often, senior managers focuses on processes. Once a process is in place, ...

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@Luigi Sille

Yes,

The best way to explain the reason is with the 4 quadrants of Stephen Covey. Not investing and ...

ASQ and iPads

Hi and good day everyone! I am wondering if anyone has had any success with using an iPad to complete online ...

Jennifer Liptak Oct '19

How have your learning approaches changed over the ...

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Standard work processes have changed for many of us over the past 7 months. Less of us are on the road, using hotel ...

Grace Duffy Sep '20

Sep '20

Great conversation, Grace. I find myself at times still in the old way of thinking I have to be on site with clients ...

Insight Needed on a Particular Software - Enterprise ...

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Does anyone have any insight they could share concerning their experience with Enterprise Quality Management ...

Mark Green Feb '21

Feb '21

You may want to be a bit more specific in your request.
Unfortunately, I am not too familiar myself. In situations ...

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V.A.4 Qualitative Assessment Qualitative Assessment

Much of the information used by organizations to measure and track performance consists of quantitative data. Figures such as sales of a particular product, on-time delivery of suppliers, average length of ...
Date Created: 09/03/2022 05:43 PM
V.A.3 Customer Segmentation Customer Segmentation

One key legacy of the Industrial Age was the trend of mass production. Henry Ford said that following about the people waiting to buy his company's Model Ts, "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he ...
Date Created: 09/03/2022 05:01 PM
Webinar Speaker Submission Packet
The Quality Management Division of ASQ is always looking for webinar speakers. We have a robust 14 week process for ensuring relevant content that is marketed appropriately prior to the day of the webinar.

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Managing for Quality
Webinar Series from Dr. Gregory H. Watson

This series of lectures sponsored by the Quality Management Division takes a deep look at the changing role of quality management professionals from the early days of modern management and ...
Date Created: 04/04/2020 02:57 PM

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