As you probably know, November is The World Quality Month (#WQM13) and ASQ and all who are passionate about QUALITY are celebrating. In his last post, ASQ CEO Paul Borawsky asked everyone to share their “quality moments“, an experience at work where you improved something or solved a problem, or Read more…
I’ve selected this quote because of the topic discussed in the post “Quality In Fields “Beyond” Quality“
Paul Borawski wrote in his last post about that, nowadays, there are more and more fields “far” from quality’s manufacturing roots, that are increasingly investing in and implementing quality principles. And the following question arises: “What new fields or disciplines could most reap the benefits of quality tools and techniques?” Before Read more…
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest“~ Benjamin FranklinI’ve selected this quote because of the topic discussed in the post “Benefits of Training“
In his last blog post, Paul Borawski talked about Training on quality field, provided inside organizations to their employees, and the ones professionals pursue on their own for their professional improvement. The ASQ’s Global State of Quality research shows that “Organizations that govern quality with a centralized group are roughly 30 percent more likely Read more…
Which Social Networks Do Quality Professionals Use? This is the question ASQ’s CEO Paul Borawski asked in his blog this month, to discuss with the quality community.When I started to think about networking in the quality community, I opened a BLOG account right away. After years of learning about quality stuff Read more…
How many times you have to answer the question: What do you do for living? It is not as simple as saying ‘I’m a Quality Software Engineer’, sometimes people don’t know exactly what does it mean and you have to find the correct way to explain them what are your Read more…
It seems that, not matter which character my son wanted to watch, Netflix was only willing to show him “My Gym Partner’s a Monkey“. – See more OFIs at OnOfi.blogspot.com – Feel free to share your images with me when you find an OFI around you! Send them at jimecalfa@gmail.com!
I’ve decided to start a new section (and a new blog) called OFI – Opportunities for Improvement. The concept of OFI is used for auditors, under the standard ISO 9001, in order to make suggestions to help companies to improve their quality systems, at least under the auditor’s perspective. But in the Read more…
“Hard skills will get you an interview, but you need soft skills to get (and keep) the job”I’ve selected this quote because of the topic discussed in the post “The importance of “soft skills””
How “soft skills” influence in an interview, your job or daily routine? Are they more important than “hard skills”? This month, Julia McIntosh of ASQ’s Communications department wrote about different themes discussed in the past ASQ’s World Conference on Quality and Improvement 2013 in Indianapolis-Indiana, and I’ve selected “soft skills” to be Read more…
April’s topic for the Influential Voices that ASQ’s CEO Paul Borawski wanted to discuss, is about the existence or not of a National Quality Award in our countries. My country, Argentina has been working on that for the more than 20 years. In 1991, in order to be part of the world Read more…
