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Financial Services Six Sigma
Blogger: Sheila Shaffie
"Some confusion in the marketplace - What is the difference between a Business Analyst (BA) and a Black Belt (BB)"
(Posted July 23, 2010)
Statistical Thinking to Improve Quality
Blogger: Gordon Clark
"Stratification is the classification and analysis of data by a factor such as the day of the week, an operation, or a machine. The initial purpose is to divide a heterogeneous population in homogeneous subpopulations or strata. Then we can focus on the strata having the poorest quality."
(Posted July 22, 2010)
Quality for Life
Blogger: Kay Kendall
"Is there something about the quality profession that attracts such great people?"
(Posted July 9, 2010)
Quality in Education
Blogger: Becky Martin
"With all the knowledge regarding successful data quality best practices, why is there still so much bad data being used for decision making in education?"
(Posted April 24, 2010)
ASQ Blog Archives
2010 ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement
Bloggers: Dennis Arter, David Levy, and Aimee Siegler
Once again, Dennis, David, and Aimee shared their thoughts, ideas, and adventures.
Healthcare Efficiency
Blogger: Dr. Robert Burney
"The House and the Senate have each passed [healthcare] legislation but neither addressed the central problem of cost, and both have so much pork and special interest footnotes that passing either would probably not produce any progress."
(Posted February 8, 2010)
Quality in Higher Education
Blogger: John Dew
"The nation can significantly improve the quality of instruction and reduce the cost of delivering higher education, but we are going to have to be willing to innovate."
(Posted September 20, 2009)
Leadership in Continuous Improvement
Blogger: Terry Holliday, Ph. D.
"Most states are experiencing budget shortfalls and decisions must be made as to where we reduce spending. One bright spot is the federal stimulus program and specifically the potential for funding from the Race to the Top initiative."
(Posted August 4, 2009)
Ventana a la Calidad – (en español)
Blogger: Sylvia Garcés Soria
"Gustavo para mí significa una plena amistad de una persona humilde. A pesar de tener una trayectoria impresionante y tener muchos conocimientos, Gustavo siempre fue un humilde servidor. Hay dos cosas que sobresalen de Gustavo…un agradecimiento a las personas que le brindaron algo a su vida y un sentido de humor sin límites."
(Posted 12 Abril 2009)
Lean Six Sigma 2009
Blogger: C.W. Russ Russo
"This is your forum to comments, share ideas, ask questions, record impressions and get the information you need to have a worthwhile and productive conference."
(Posted February 19, 2009)
2008 ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement
Bloggers: Dennis Arter, David Levy, and Aimee Siegler
"With so many opportunities to learn, share and be recognized, today was a great day..."
(Posted May 3, 2008)
Lean Six Sigma
Blogger: C.W. Russ Russo
Lean Six Sigma Conference
“I have been struck by the quality of the individual breakout sessions…some really in-depth and thought provoking ideas were shared.”
(Posted February 12, 2008)
Government Quality
Blogger: Bruce Waltuck
"What can we say about the optimal size of government? There are current candidates as of this posting, who have quite different views on this issue. What products and services are best delivered by government? What values will influence our thinking and actions, as we seek the elusive ‘government that works better, and costs less?’"
(Posted January 15, 2008)
Sarbanes-Oxley
Blogger: John Walz
"Now is a good time for the quality managers, engineers, and auditors to visit your finance / accounting organization to offer a jointly review of [the Guidance on Monitoring Internal Control Systems document] and to decide how your QMS can better support SOX Internal Controls."
(Posted September 27, 2007)
Quality Counts Canada!
Blogger: Lucy Stange
"This is a great opportunity for me to share with you notes and quotes demonstrating excellence in quality. This is going to be a great trip! This time, I choose 'the path not taken' in search of new experiences to share. Welcome to Quality Counts Canada!"
(Posted November 1, 2006)
Note: The bloggers are ASQ members, but their opinions are their own and may not reflect the opinions of ASQ or its membership as a whole. Members of the public are invited to comment.
