Assignment Desk

Don’t know what to write about? Read ASQ’s current calls for content, or use the following writing prompts to get inspired. Then submit your manuscript using our online form.

Share a Success Story

Write a step-by-step account of a specific project you have completed or of a larger implementation of a methodology or program.

First Projects Revisited

Think back to the first improvement project you ever led. What worked well? What would you do differently? What advice do you have for someone who has yet to complete a first project?

When Things Go Wrong

Document the lessons you learned from challenges you faced and overcame. What solutions did you discover? How did you learn to prevent the same obstacles from happening again?

What’s Unique about Your Job?

What makes the application of quality tools and techniques in your industry or organization unique? How have you adapted?

Selling Quality to the CEO

How did you get your CEO to support organization-wide quality efforts? What was the toughest sell? What was the most convincing tactic you used?

Best-Kept Secrets

What tricks or solutions have you developed to make your job easier on a day-to-day basis? Write in detail about one of your best-kept secrets, or give us your list of top 5, 10, or 20 tips.

Read any good books lately?

Write a review of a new book on quality.

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