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From exclusive tours inside top organisations, to interviews with industry experts and opinion pieces written by quality innovators, read the latest features to improve your knowledge and understanding.

David Treadwell CQP MCQI

The (martial) art of quality

Published: 15 Dec 2023

Dave Treadwell CQP MCQI is a black belt in two different but interrelated disciplines – Six Sigma and karate. He shares his quality journey

Author Ryan Renard

Auditing – start as you mean to go on

Published: 13 Dec 2023

How can auditors ensure that their work is a meaningful and positive experience for the auditee? IRCA Principal Auditor Ryan Renard CQP MCQI takes a closer look.

Dr Tony Kenneson-Adams

Getting on the right flight path for quality

Published: 1 Dec 2023

After 30 years as an engineer in the Royal Air Force, followed by 15 years in engineering and quality, Dr Tony Kenneson-Adams reflects on how the RAF’s approach to quality can be applied in civilian life

LifeScan Scotland team at International Quality Awards 2023

Making a lasting impact on sustainability

Published: 2 Nov 2023

LifeScan Scotland was among the finalists at the International Quality Awards (IQA) 2023 in the Sustainability Impact category, with the organisation’s ONEarth team praised by the judges for its work on a range of sustainability issues.

Abigail Cooper CQP FCQI

A quality choice

Published: 24 Oct 2023

Abigail Cooper CQP FCQI made quality a choice and worked hard to enter the profession, eventually becoming a CQI Fellow. Learn more about her journey.

Man atop a pyramid

Hierarchy of improvement

Published: 19 Oct 2023

Jessen Yeoh CQP MCQI, an IRCA Principal Auditor and a principal advisor at P Excel Advisory in Melbourne, Australia, draws on ISO 9001 to outline the ‘hierarchy of improvement’.

Arming the quality professional

Arming the quality professional

Published: 10 Oct 2023

Should quality professionals be seen only as the enforcers of quality? Paul Vaughan CQP FCQI outlines the key role of open communication to avoid problems before they occur.

Catriona Large, winner of the Emerging Talent Award at the 2023 IQA

Developing a quality career

Published: 2 Oct 2023

We catch up with Catriona Large, Quality and HSE Advisor at CGG, winner of the Emerging Talent category at the CQI’s International Quality Awards 2023.

Christopher Chinapoo CQI FCQI

Creating a lasting impact

Published: 26 Sep 2023

As part of our series of Q&As with CQI Fellows, CQI Trustee Christopher Chinapoo CQP FCQI tells us about his journey to becoming the first CQI member in the Caribbean to achieve this prestigious grade.

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