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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.

The demise of the management representative

Published: 6 Aug 2020

Dr Christel Fouche, Health and Safety Specialist and Lead Auditor, shares her experience for performing successful audits under the ISO 45001 standard, and explains how to adapt to changes following the migration from OHSAS 18001.

Raising standards in the private security sector

Published: 30 Jul 2020

Tony Brachmanski, CQP MCQI, IRCA Principal Auditor, provides an insight into the purpose and structure of the Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS), and the approach third party ACS- approved auditors are applying to assess businesses against the standard.

The new normal for remote audits

Published: 8 Jun 2020

Amy Schewe, CQP PCQI, Quality Manager at Thin Metal Parts in Colorado Springs, US, explains how remote audits can help auditors with conducting successful audits during and after the coronavirus pandemic.

Improving communication during audits

Published: 21 Apr 2020

Yemi Shodipo, Director of Charis The Training Company in Lancashire, UK, explains how auditors can improve communication with their auditees

Covid-19 and Management Systems Audit

Published: 25 Mar 2020

The CQI|IRCA shares advice and guidance available to help auditors with conducting successful audits amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Effective internal audits

Published: 3 Mar 2020

Yemi Shodipo, Director of Charis The Training Company, offers his tips to help auditors carry out successful internal audits

A compass for Quality 4.0

Published: 21 Feb 2020

Mohamed Mohamedi, Quality Management Engineer at Aramco, explores the non-conventional skills and experience required of auditors in a Quality 4.0 era

Upstream Quality Assurance

Published: 16 Dec 2019

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

CQI Birmingham branch: The Nadcap approach to root-cause analysis

Published: 20 Aug 2019

The CQI Birmingham branch event, held on 29 July, educated attendees about the role of the Performance Review Institute, a not-for-profit trade association that administers the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (Nadcap). Amandip Sandhu, CQP FCQI, Quality Engineer at Bromford Technologies-Alcester, reveals all.