
Thought leadership
Read the latest interviews with CQI and IRCA members; learn more about volunteering for the CQI; and how to solve problems with The Profession Map.

The quality professional in the era of sustainability and Quality 4.0
Deming special interest group members Christopher Chinapoo CQP FCQI and Dr Kevan Leach examine the skills and roles the quality professional needs to operate collectively in the era of sustainability.

Elevating the customer experience
In a crowded market, how can quality professionals ensure their brand stands out? Susan Samaroo CQP MCQI explains the benefits of a ‘surprise and delight’ approach.

The benefits of the CQI mentoring programme in regrade
Two CQI members who utilise the mentor programme have completed regrade. Abigail Cooper, CQP FCQI, Quality & Improvement Manager, Otis Elevators, regraded as a Fellow. She is also a mentor to Gaurav Bijlani, CQP MCQI, Production Test Equipment Manager, Hanover Displays Ltd, who applied for member grade under her mentorship. They discuss how mentoring support helped them with regrading.

From Affiliate to Practitioner
Raymond Kiernan, PCQI, MCIOB, Regional Quality Manager for Berkeley Homes Capital, describes his journey to achieving the CQI Practitioner grade.

Sustaining stakeholder buy-in – Part 1
This article is the first part of a two part series where Professor Mitter Vedu, FCQI, examines the approach to sustain stakeholders’ interest in continuous improvement methodologies

Innovation: the great opportunity
The CQI’s fifth Corporate Connect event of the year explored how human design thinking can encourage successful innovation.

Why quality managers are the leaders that the manufacturing sector needs
Jennifer Sillars, Product Marketing Executive for Ideagen, lists the reasons why investing in a quality culture can save your business.

Whole process improvement in construction projects
Helen Soulou, CQP FCQI, quality manager at Heathrow Airport, explains how the quality toolbox can transform a culture of snag lists and rework.

How I’m engaging 1,000 employees in ISO 9001:2015
Kelsey Hopkinson, group environmental compliance manager at Places for People, explains how her organisation is transitioning to the revised standard for quality management systems.

CQI and Crossrail quality report: Mind the Gap
As part of Crossrail’s Learning Legacy programme, a new report has been produced in partnership with the CQI, exploring the lessons learned about quality in the supply chain.
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