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Montreal
Section 0401 |
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January
2011 (Volume
61 - Issue 1) |
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Our
objective: To increase awareness,
interest, and involvement in Section activities and |
| 10 - Other ASQ Events | ||
| 17 - Advertising Rates | ||
| 6 - Voice of the Customer | 12 - Section Education Program |
1.
Next
Event
Process
Audits
Date Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Time
6:00 PM Place Wyndham Montreal Aeroport Hotel (PET Airport)
12505 Cote de Liesse
Dorval, Quebec H9P 1B7
George
Azedo ************************************** Join us on January 26 for a presentation on process audits. The
theme of this event will be how to conduct process-based audits and the
benefits it has over compliance audits. The focus will be on internal
auditing using the
process-approach. ************************************** George Azedo has been a certified QMS Lead Auditor since 1991, including automotive certification to TS16949. George’s experience in Quality began in the mid-1980’s in a calibration laboratory, and continued into the field of product testing and quality assurance verifications of test laboratories to various CSA and international standards (such as the Z299 standards), and then as a Quality Manager at an electronics and software company. In
1993 George joined QMI as an auditor, where over his career he has
performed QMS audits in a variety of industry sectors, including
services (laboratory, consulting, Information Technology, government,
engineering, etc.) and manufacturing (electronic, electrical,
automotive, pulp & paper, forestry products, etc.). ************************************** Supper
and
Parking are included.
Bring your business cards and be ready to network! To
register for any event or for more information on events please
contact: Sukhvinder
Jutla at (450) 647-8092 or
e-mail
at Sukhvinder.Jutla@pwc.ca
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2.
Ad
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Publicité
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3.
The
Editor's Corner
On January 11, 2011, a White House panel probing British Petroleum's massive oil spill called for an overhaul of the regulatory system that was unprepared for the disaster. Included in the recommendations are for the U.S. Congress to provide funding to hire additional inspectors of drilling rigs. As well, the commission calls for expansion of U.S. government drilling regulations and the creation of an independent drilling safety agency. With this on the table, Republicans (who are traditionally supportive of the oil industry) are already promising opposition to expanding government oversight, saying it would further slow the exploratory pace following last year's drilling moratorium that was imposed in response to the spill. As I read the Reuters' article, I could not help but draw parallels between the political parties involved and the professional world I live in. Based on the information provided, would it be fair to draw the following conclusions: -A Quality professional is more likely to be a Democrat. -A Production professional is more likely to be a Republican. As Quality professionals, the concepts of inspection, independent oversight and regulation are all part of the day-to-day language and philosophy that we deal with. Production professionals, who will always tell you that they want a quality, conforming part, are still mainly concerned with the pace of the work: the faster the better, the more we ship the more we make, etc. We can all likely tell our own best story of being in a situation where "Production wants/needs to ship, but Quality is holding it up": as someone who spent 5 years "signing the certs" for an aerospace company back in the late 90's/early 00's, I experienced more than my share of this. With respect to the question I posed above: I have met more than a few Quality professionals of the Republican ilk over the years, so the above conclusions seem like unfair, blanket generalizations. But perhaps the following conclusions may hold more water: -The recommendations being put forth by the White House panel show strong parallels with the practices commonly exercised in the Quality world. -The arguments being put forth by the Republican opposition show strong parallels with the philosophies commonly exercised in the Production world. What do you think? If you read my article on the B.P. oil spill in the June 2010 Newsletter, you can probably guess where I stand in terms of averting a similar disaster. Until such time as systems and processes are in place that can significantly reduce the risk of a repeat explosion & spill, then greater regulation and oversight should be implemented. FEEDBACK Yes, I actually received some feedback on the last Newsletter! Specifically regarding my follow-up on the supplier with poor storage practices of their raw material. Roch Simard (of Alstom and Schneider Electric) writes: "Happy to see you got them to move. Suppliers will often base action on recommendations on the level of business you have with them. Otherwise, it's just a game of influence and it goes into how convincing you were that their warehousing process for material was not only an eyesore but detrimental to the material and, in the end, expensive. It's a business case." This is unfortunately a common scenario. In the case of the supplier I was dealing with, my company does happen to be a significant customer. If you have any feedback on this Newsletter, please send it along. |
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4.
A Word
from
your Section Chair
I wish to all of you a Happy New Year! I hope every member will find, within our Section, something useful for his or her progress and success. I am pleased to inform you that an ASQ Montreal Student Branch is about to be officially created and sponsored by our Section. Two wonderful professors worked very hard with a few students on this project. Their leadership team already has 6 student members: Yatin Khurana, Concordia; Louis-Jérôme Doise, HEC; Zhong Hua Zhang, Concordia; Selma Lamara-Mahamed, HEC; Chloé Devlaminck, HEC and Cecilia Donarye, HEC. Dr. Rajesh Tyagi from HEC and Dr. Anjali Awasthi from Concordia are the Counsellors and part of the ASQ Montreal Section leadership team. They are looking for students from all Montreal region universities to join the Student branch and be part of the leadership team. The student branch is bilingual and is working closely with the two Montreal Sections (401 and 404). If you are a student and you want to know more about it, please contact one of the following: Rajesh Tyagi: rajesh-kumar.tyagi@hec.ca Louis-Jérôme Doise: louis-jerome.doise@hec.ca Chloé Devlaminck: chloe.devlaminck@hec.com Linkedin: Montreal Universities Student Branch For more information on this month's Student Chapter activity, see the "Other ASQ Events" section below. |
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5.
Had
You Come
to the
Last Event
By
Eric
Stern, ASQ Senior
Member, CQA,
Publicity co-chair  Had you come ... Organizational Development
and Quality Culture.
Jean
Fuller and Khaled Khattab presented a Workshop on Sustaining
Your Quality Culture with Organizational Development (OD) last
November.
As often is the case, only being there would have given
you the rich content that goes beyond the text of the Powerpoint
presentations. I am sure that each person attending the event
got
knowledge that matches their own background. The few paragraphs here
represent a summary of my own learning.
Jean Fuller's introduction to practical OD for quality practitioners summarized the current understanding of how best to deal with recurring challenges, sustainability, individual engagement and satisfaction in organizational culture. He said that OD practitioners are concerned with a human, non-tangible perspective of organisations and of management, and that engagement is a key result of their efforts. In my view, a large portion of his presentation was about making the understanding, diagnostic, development, intervention and assessment processes quite tangible. He mentioned action research, change management, training, communities of practice, management and leadership development OD methodologies. The Dialogic approach relies more on the employee's search for meaning in their work with a need for alignment with their aspirations, compared with the traditional Diagnostic approach based on existing knowledge and prescription by knowledgeable experts. Self and group awareness and aligned management processes are key components. Khaled Khattab discussed excellent organizations. He defined excellence as the way of working that enables an organization to achieve "Balanced Stakeholders' Satisfaction". Components include Management by Processes and Facts, Customer Focus, Results Orientation, Corporate Social Responsibility, Continuous Learning, Improvement & Innovation, Partnership Development, Leadership, Constancy of Purpose, People Development & Involvement. He presented the European Model of Excellence, similar to the Balridge and Qualimetre models. Examples of developments at Philips and Siemens described how organizations put in practice the best practices of excellence. The skills that quality and OD practitioners develop are key components that lead to success. Diagnostic and assessment skills are common for both groups. I may add that coaches such as myself are also greatly benefiting from assessments and the self-knowledge available to employees and their managers. One more general observation: I am privileged to get what I consider a more profound learning because I take the time to go a second time through the material presented. Within a few weeks the largest portion of new learning is forgotten unless it is reviewed. How many of you go back to think or even re-read the presentations given at our events? Eric Stern, CQA, senior member, publicity co-chair, developmental coach and consultant at Expertech CMSC, expressing his own opinions. ericst@iseffective.com For
networking with local
quality professionals explore these groups: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Quality_Montreal/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=90170
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6. Voice of the Customer
Editor's Note: Raymond will return in the February 2011 Newsletter with Voice of the Customer news. Stay tuned! 7.
2010-11 Planned Events
Date,
time,
and location
will be confirmed as we progress into the year. Most events
are planned for Wednesday evenings and are held at the Wyndham
Montreal Aeroport Hotel. Watch
the Newsletter and our web site for further details.
Date Event Supply
Chain
Management (The
challenges of)
Quality in Small and Medium-sized Businesses |
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To
register for any event of for more information on events please
contact: Sukhvinder Jutla at (450) 647-8092 or
e-mail at Sukhvinder.Jutla@pwc.ca. |
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8.
Welcome
to our New Members
November
2010 |
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9.
Sustaining
Members
ASQ Montreal Section thanks our Sustaining Members: |
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10. Other
ASQ
Events
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11. ASQ News2011-2012
Candidates for Office Selected Exclusive
Video! Section and Division Chairs Discuss the Brand Keynotes
Announced for 2011 ASQ World Conference! |
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12.
ASQ
Montreal Section Education Program 2010-2011
By
David
Tozer,
Ph.D., ASQ CQE and SSBB, Education & Audit Chair Having ASQ certification gives you an edge in the market and can significantly increase your income. ASQ Certification often leads to higher paying employment. The money invested in education and certification increases chances of finding employment quickly in the down sizing environment we live in. People who take the section sponsored refresher courses, and spend at least twice as much time as spent in the classroom on self study, have an 80%, or better, chance of passing the examination on the first attempt. Certified Quality Engineer Topics include: quality concepts, cost of quality, human resources, team formation and group dynamics, inspection, metrology, sampling, reliability, quality standards, quality audit, statistics, design of experiments, process improvement, liability, and modern management methods for improving quality. Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Topics include: quality concepts, cost of quality, enterprise wide deployment, business process management, project management, team formation and group dynamics, define, measure, analyze, improve, control, lean enterprise, statistics, design of experiments, and design for six sigma. Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Topics include: quality concepts, cost of quality, enterprise wide deployment, business process management, project management, team formation and group dynamics, define, measure, analyze, improve, control, and statistics. Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Topics include: quality concepts, quality planning, customer focus, quality standards, project management, cost of quality, team formation and group dynamics, human resources and improvement.
Certified
Quality Auditor Topics
include: quality concepts,
team
formation and group dynamics, management responsibility, audit
objectives, audit preparation, audit conduct, audit reporting,
sampling, and basic statistics.
Certified Quality Inspector Topics include: quality concepts, team formation and group dynamics, geometry, metrology, reading drawings, mechanical processes, statistical process control, inspection, and sampling. Calendar and Registration Form Questions? In house courses, etc.: David Tozer: (514) 694-2830, davidtozer@qualitiqua.com
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13.
Executive
Committee Meetings & Officers
Section Executive
Committee
(Leadership Team) Meetings are held at different locations, starting at
6 PM. The next regular meeting is tentatively scheduled for : February 2, 2011 March 2, 2011 April 6, 2011 May
4, 2011 Consult the List of Your Executive
for
2010-2011 here |
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14.
ASQ
Certification & Recertification
Please
visit www.asqmontreal.qc.ca/Certification/Exmdates.html
for exams dates. 15.
Unemployed Member Dues
Unemployed ASQ members receive a discount on their membership dues based on consecutive years of membership.
Eligibility Criteria
Benefits
NOTE: The following links require that you be logged into your account before you try to activate them. Download the 2010/2011 Unemployment Program Application (July 2010–June 2011 Membership Groups) (PDF, 78 KB) |
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16.
Feedback
Please send us your comments about the ASQ Montreal Section 0401 E-Newsletter (topics, layout, length, etc.). Do you want to contribute an article (English or French) or a good idea? Contact us by e-mail. |
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By
Sukhvinder S. Jutla,
2010-11 Program
Chair