October 2008 Issue
Energize Your QMS
Consider the transition to ISO 9001:2008 as a chance to reinvigorate your quality management system and spark improvement within your organization.
by Lorri Hunt
Auditing
Smooth Approach
Appreciative audits are an innovative way to revive a tired internal audit process and jumpstart the improvement cycle.
Auditing
Drill Deep for Strategic Alignment
Internal audits can be used to ensure your organization’s strategic plan stays on track.
Futures Study
What’s Up?
New quality-related competencies are necessary if quality is to remain relevant in our ever-changing world. That’s just one observation offered in ASQ’s latest Future of Quality study.
Download the full PDF version.
Quality Tools
Flip the Switch
Get reacquainted with root cause analysis, a powerful quality tool that will help you troubleshoot and solve the problem.
From The President
To the New U.S. President
The next U.S. President will face a host of challenges as the nation deals with economic, environmental and educational crises, among others. In an open letter to the next commander-in-chief, ASQ President Roberto Saco suggests the creation of a National Quality Agenda to get the country back on track.
- Up Front
- Quality in the First Person
- Career Corner [Open Access]
- Standards Outlook
- Statistics Roundtable
- Measure For Measure
- 3.4 Per Million
- Back to Basics [Open Access]
- Volviendo a los Fundamentos
- One Good Idea [Open Access]
Each month, QP includes an interesting, personal quality story in its "Quality in the First Person" column. If you are interested in sharing your story, e-mail editor@asq.org. For a bit of inspiration, read the most recent column.
W. Edwards Deming Institute National Conference.
Nov. 8–9, 2008 | Madison, WI
Call the Deming Institute at 301-294-9405 or visit http://www.deming.org.
National Quality Education Conference.
Nov. 16–18, 2008 | Reno, NV
Call ASQ at 800-248-1946 or visit http://nqec.asq.org.
ASQ members exchange comments, suggestions, questions and ideas inspired by articles or letters in Quality Progress.
