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Ensuring effective quality and risk management to drive performance

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Robust quality and risk management support the development of strategies and improvement initiatives that drive future performance. Christopher Bird, Chair at Riskwell Ltd, explores the importance of futureproofing excellence by ensuring an agile approach to navigating threats and securing opportunities.

Alan Clark CQP FCQI, quality management trainer and coach

Feeling safe to speak up

Published: 6 Nov 2024

Do you feel able to flag issues or mistakes in your workplace, asks quality management trainer and coach Alan Clark CQP FCQI.

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The CQI commissions Cranfield University to undertake new research

Published: 5 Nov 2024

The Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) is pleased to announce it has commissioned Cranfield University to deliver a new research project on the value of quality management. The project will explore the relationship between Total Quality Management (TQM) and modern business outcomes.

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Overcoming challenges to building a quality culture

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Building a quality culture is essential for organisations striving to exceed and maintain ambitious standards and continuous improvement. In the second of two blogs, Mitch Reed CQP MCQI, Quality Manager, CloudNC, follows up with insights on how organisations can successfully foster and embed a quality culture.

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Beyond compliance: elevating quality systems to drive performance

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For our World Quality Week 2024 series, Chief Executive Vince Desmond discusses how meeting compliance only is not performing. Investment in quality systems leads to better organisational performance and delivers greater value for customers and wider society.

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Championing a quality culture

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Implementing an organisation-wide quality culture requires strong leadership with a clear vision, employee engagement and an openness to embracing technology. In the first of two blogs, Mitchell Reed CQP MCQI, Quality Manager, CloudNC, explores how organisations can champion a quality culture to improve, drive innovation and secure a competitive advantage.

Quality systems and sustainability

Better by design

Published: 8 Oct 2024

Quality systems not only make good sense for a successful business, they are increasingly important in ensuring a fairer and cleaner world, says senior auditor Pedro Mejias.