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Bring back Friday Pie!

Published: 18 Jun 2025

Do we now waste food for fear of the consequences? Caitlin McArthur, Audit and Compliance Manager at Sodexo, draws on her experiences as she asks, how do we reduce waste without creating risks?

Aisha Sallahdeen, Associate Quality Manager and Quality Excellence Lead at Mott MacDonald

The quality profession – beyond the audit

Published: 11 Jun 2025

Aisha Sallahdeen, Associate Quality Manager and Quality Excellence Lead at Mott MacDonald, offers a call to action for us all in driving forward the quality profession.

The craftsmanship of Katana

Published: 4 Mar 2025

In the next article in the series, IRCA-certified Associate Auditor and International Project Quality Lead Rasoul Aivazi continues his exploration of Monozukuri and Kaizen as they apply to the art of katana, as outlined in Part 7 of the series.

Rasoul Aivazi gives a presentation on Katana, Kaizen and Deming's teachings

Katana, Kaizen, and Deming's quality teachings in Japan

Published: 4 Feb 2025

Continuing the 'Exploring hidden dimensions' series, IRCA-certified Associate Auditor and International Project Quality Lead Rasoul Aivazi explores two foundational quality concepts – Monozukuri and Kaizen.

Turning up the dial on good quality

Quality re-imagined

Published: 14 Jan 2025

Software quality assurance manager Ramesh Mahadevan examines how the quality profession has gone on a cyclical journey from performance to compliance – and back again. 

George Nyambuya

Upholding the ethics of auditing

Published: 13 Dec 2024

What ethical challenges could an auditor face when scrutinising an organisation’s quality management system? George Nyambuya PCQI takes a closer look.

Ryan Renard CQP FCQI

Bring the mountain to you

Published: 9 Dec 2024

Ryan Renard CQP FCQI examines the parallels between martial arts and the quality profession.

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