The Quality Assurance Blog

Becoming a Better Leader

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:50:40 -0500

Becoming a better leader is a battle against self. For many people being a better leader takes fighting insecurity and fear.

Team Building Ideas For Leaders

Sat, 2 Feb 2013 16:35:09 -0500

Team building ideas for leaders. Develop your team leadership and more effective communication skills.

Team Leadership Skills

Sat, 2 Feb 2013 14:21:29 -0500

Develop team leadership skills to build a better team. Produce more leaders for your organization.

Keys To Team Facilitation

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:40:53 -0500

Effective team facilitation and it's role in creating teamwork throughout your organization.

Team Communication Skills

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:26:15 -0500

Describes effective team communication skills that helps create alignment and ownership.

Everyday Team Building Techniques

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:00:59 -0500

Team building techniques that work everyday. Building a strong team is a matter of who first, then what later.

On Time Delivery Kit

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:53:29 -0500

Use this On Time Delivery Kit to improve customer sastifaction and reduce over due items.

Team Building Methods

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 01:52:46 -0500

10 simple team building methods to get your team headed in the right direction and simplify your business.

Team Building Lessons

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:05:52 -0500

Strategies and team building lessons for developing and growing your healthy organization.

Team Building in the Workplace

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:48:45 -0500

Team building in the workplace starts with the goals you set, the business strategies you implement.

Basic tools for process improvement

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 23:21:19 -0500

Do you need a list of basic tools for process improvement? Quality Assurance Solutions provides a list of basic, advanced and favorite continuous improvement tools.

Team Building Communication

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:54:53 -0500

Team building communication: Building communication skills can become your team's major competitive advantage..

Quality Assurance Solutions Partners

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:27:23 -0500

Become a partner with Quality Assurance Solutions. Page shows current partners.

Six Sigma Presentation

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:44:25 -0500

Use this Six Sigma Presentation to teach your employees the six sigma theory and six sigma fundamentals. This downloadable presentation includes the history of six sigma, six sigma philosophy, and a complete overview of six sigma methodology

Principles of TQM

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:55:08 -0500

Teach your employees the principles of TQM with this training presentation. Presentation inlcudes TQM tools, TQM benefits,

Snap Sampling Plans!

Sun, 4 Nov 2012 12:03:40 -0500

Simplify your sampling.. Use Snap Sampling Plans! to quickly find the correct sampling plan to match your manufacturing process. Snap includes multiple AQL plans from many industrial sampling plans.

Auditing SPC inspection

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:10:01 -0400

Learn to audit your SPC inspection program. This article covers SPC technology keys such as documentation, training, reviewing, and process improvement.

SPC Calculations

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:47:09 -0400

Find out how to conduct SPC calculations here. Page discusses SPC limits and software

Process Capability Studies

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 09:43:58 -0400

Process capability studies demonstrate the fit of your data to your specifications. Machine process capability determines current and future defects.

Fishbone template problems and downloads

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 09:00:34 -0400

This page discusses how to improve the fishbone template, documents problems with the fishbone diagram template and fishbone charts.

The 7 Wastes of Lean

Sat, 6 Oct 2012 12:45:01 -0400

Learn the 7 wastes of Lean, how they affect your company's bottom line and the actions to counter these wastes.

Customer service training material

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:30:56 -0400

Use this customer service training material powerpoint presentation to teach service excellence

8D Manager

Thu, 31 May 2012 16:08:12 -0400

Use 8D Manager for your corrective action software.

Agree

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:25:25 -0400

its good tool to sort out proble

Quality Manager Jobs and Interview

Sun, 20 May 2012 17:17:58 -0400

Find quality manager jobs here and interviews with other quality managers.

A Quality Technician Interview

Sun, 20 May 2012 17:16:36 -0400

Consider working as a quality technician? Read this interview.

Lists Quality Assurance Job Description

Thu, 10 May 2012 18:16:47 -0400

Need a Quality Assurance Job Description? Quality Assurance Solutions provides open listings. Covers QA mangers, QA engineers, Analyst, Technicians and many other QA Jobs.

What is Data Analysis? A tool for continuous improvement

Fri, 4 May 2012 17:53:03 -0400

What is data analysis? Understanding data is key to continuous improvement, your quality assurance systems and ISO 9001 certification.

TrainingKeeper FAQ

Fri, 4 May 2012 17:45:08 -0400

Training Keeper FAQ

Tool Calibration and Control System

Fri, 4 May 2012 17:35:22 -0400

Recommendations for creating a measurement tool calibration and control system. Calibration is important to ISO 9001 registration and we will guide you.

SWOT Model steps and flow.

Fri, 4 May 2012 17:17:25 -0400

Step by Step instructions for applying the SWOT model and using SWOT techniques to improve your company’s business practices. Discusses when to use SWOT reports and generate professional SWOT charts w

SWOT analysis sample and SWOT format

Fri, 4 May 2012 17:13:29 -0400

Check here for some SWOT analysis sample and many pages on SWOT techniques, SWOT formats and SWOT models,

Swot analysis of Wal Mart

Fri, 4 May 2012 17:11:19 -0400

Here is an example of swot analysis of wal mart. Feel free to add to your ideas to this wal mart swot analysis.

Statistics Normal Distribution Described

Tue, 1 May 2012 18:35:04 -0400

Do you know the statistics normal distribution? Normal distrubution is critical to know for your quality assurance program.

Southwest Airlines Swot Analysis

Tue, 1 May 2012 18:20:09 -0400

Review this detailed southwest airlines swot analysis that shows Southwest's strenghts, weaknesses, oppurtunities and weaknesses.

Your sample size calculator is Snap Sampling Plans!

Tue, 1 May 2012 18:10:58 -0400

This page features a sample size calculator and discusses many elements that you need to consider when you determine sample size. When you calculate sample size with Snap Sampling Plans! calculator yo

Root Cause Corrective Action System documentation

Tue, 1 May 2012 18:00:29 -0400

Describes the important items to include in your Root Cause Corrective Action System. Corrective Action is critical to your ISO 9001 certification.

Quality Manual Examples and Quality Manual Sample

Tue, 1 May 2012 13:02:17 -0400

Download Quality Manual Examples and Quality Manual Sample and templates. Discusses the requirements for your ISO 9001 Quality Manual and AS9100 Quality Manual.

Quality Assurance Manager jobs and Quality Manager job description,

Tue, 1 May 2012 12:50:10 -0400

See this list of Quality Assurance Manager jobs. Page includes a description of a Quality Manager Job description.

Over hyping the negatives

Tue, 1 May 2012 12:10:36 -0400

Although I agree with a lot of what you pointed out about fishbones, I think you are over hyping trivial stuff. Fishbones are a working document. They

QA interview questions and answers

Tue, 1 May 2012 12:08:39 -0400

Here is a list of my favorite QA interview questions. These questions offers insight into a quality professional expertise with quality assurance and ISO 9001.

Mil Std 105e explained in simple terms.

Tue, 1 May 2012 11:36:21 -0400

Explores Mil Std 105e which is a sampling plan used for inspection. Page defines 105e, reasons to use the standard, describes inspection levels and discusses how to use the standard.

ISO 9001 quality manual requirements

Tue, 1 May 2012 11:01:55 -0400

What do you need in your ISO 9001 Quality Manual? Review this for supporting information on Quality Assurance and ISO 9001.

Using ISO 9001 Logo rules

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:48:53 -0400

If your looking for an ISO 9001 logo, review this page first!

Your employee training tracking software is TrainingKeeper

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:27:30 -0400

Your employee training tracking software is TrainingKeeper, Learn why training manager software is important to ISO 9001.

Gather Employee Ideas

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:19:58 -0400

Gather Employee Ideas by implement a formal employee suggestion system

Free corrective action downloads

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:14:51 -0400

Free corrective action freebies for QA solutions E-zine subscribers

Dr Deming Point 7, Institute Leadership

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:20:14 -0400

Learn Dr Deming's Point 7 - Institute Leadership

Dr Deming Point 6, Train, Retrain, and Train Again

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:18:01 -0400

Learn Dr. Deming point 6 thoughts on training

Dr Deming Point 13, Vigorous Education and Retraining

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:10:14 -0400

Learn Dr Deming Point 13 of Dr Deming 14 points, Institute a Vigorous Program of Education and Retraining.

Small improvements for using CED

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:28:59 -0400

Instead of a pencil eraser and try to use self-adhesive paper cards. They can move and group work will become clearer and more interesting