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Round-up: CQI branch events

Published: 15 Jan 2020

We’ve provided a round-up of the most recent branch events, including Birmingham, North of Scotland, Surrey and Sussex, and Taiwan.

Upstream quality assurance

Published: 7 Jan 2020

Stanley O’Donnell, CQP MCQI, Managing Director at Advanced Management Systems, explores the importance of analysing potential risks before launching a project.

Writing an effective nonconformity

Published: 4 Dec 2019

Joseph Krolikowski, QMS Technical Director and Auditor at Perry Johnson Registrars, explains why writing non-conformity statements is an essential part of the auditing process.

100 years of quality

Published: 29 Nov 2019

As part of the CQI’s centenary celebrations, Quality World focused on the past 100 years, looking at each decade, to provide readers with examples of major developments that influenced the quality profession.

Quality in social care

Published: 26 Nov 2019

Himu Gupta, CQP MCQI, an Independent Consultant and Trainer in quality control and quality assurance, explores the ways quality management can be improved in social care.

The journey to becoming a CQI Fellow

Published: 25 Nov 2019

Suzanne Hill, Vice Chair of the CQI’s Membership Council, takes us through her experience of becoming a CQI Fellow and what others should be considering when applying for the grade

Bringing better quality into construction

Published: 7 Nov 2019

Daniel Moore speaks to Charlie Versi, Director of Quality, Europe, at Multiplex and 2018's Quality Professional of the Year, about life after the awards and how this accolade has helped him to promote quality across the construction sector.   

Maintaining safety at sea

Published: 7 Nov 2019

Basilio Dagnino, CQP FCQI, former President of the Brazilian Academy for Quality, explains how the latest technologies are helping to improve designs for modern-day vessels. But there is much more work to be done, he says. 

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