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Quality tool: Cause and effect diagram

Published: 3 Feb 2021

Richard Green, CQP FCQI, Director of Kingsford Consultancy Services, UK, takes us through the Cause and Effect Diagram and how to apply the tool correctly. 

Managing quality and risk in projects

Published: 20 Jan 2021

Abdullah Shaiban, Project Inspection Supervisor at Saudi Aramco – a multinational petroleum and natural gas company – highlights the importance of integrating risk into a quality management system.  

Update to ISO standards

Published: 18 Jan 2021

Richard Green, CQP FCQI, Managing Director of Kingsford Consultancy Services, UK, provides the latest update for the ISO 45000 series of standards.

Developing a strategic approach for audits

Published: 18 Jan 2021

Hadi El Cheikh, Quality Health and Safety Executive at Veolia Water Technologies, Middle East, explains how a strategic approach can lead to a more successful audit on the assessment day.

Utilising the '8D Approach' in business

Published: 15 Dec 2020

Stephanie Herring, Quality Manager at Wales Fertility Institute, UK, explains why the 8D approach should be applied when investigating non-conformances.

Influencing objectivity and integrity in audits

Published: 15 Dec 2020

William Rankin, CQP FCQI, Management System and Audit Manager at Inmarsat, UK, takes a look at how quality managers and internal auditors can work together to ensure objectivity and integrity is achieved during audits.

Process automation and the quality professional

Published: 23 Nov 2020

Richard Seddon, Managing Partner at Process Management International (PMI), UK, explains why quality professionals need to embrace process automation tools in this digitally advanced era.

Eliminating the costs of poor quality

Published: 13 Oct 2020

Vimala Balusamy, CQP MCQI, Quality and Project Management Consultant, India, shares her five steps to help prevent poor quality costs in businesses.

Setting and applying SMART objectives

Published: 11 Aug 2020

Sam Kinch, Quality Management Consultant at qualityinspired.co.uk, highlights the importance of SMART objectives and how businesses should apply them.