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March
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Our
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1.
Next
Event
Date Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Time 6:00 PM Place RISK
MANAGEMENT: IMPLEMENTATION ON A NEW PROGRAM
 Mr. Mutair Kadiri Risk Managment Manager Canadian National Railway (CN) **************************************
Please
join us on March 28, 2018 to listen to our guest speaker present the
topic of Risk
Management:
Implementation on a New Program. |
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ABOUT THE EVENT The first part of this presentation will look at the word “Risk”, the definitions and explore the literature on how the definition evolved. Why conduct risk management on a program? What are the advantages of addressing a risk rather than being reactive? How do you differentiate between a risk and an issue, and how to effectively manage a risk or an issue? There has to be upper management involvement and support, and a good structure to manage risks and issues. This structure includes risk management principles, a risk management framework, and a risk management process. This presentation will focus on the “Risk Management Process” and its application on a new multi-billion dollar I & T Program. Discussion on the definition of the Risk Management Process and the various steps involved in executing an effective Risk Management system. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Mutair Kadiri is a Risk Management Manager at Canadian National Railway (CN). He is an Industrial Engineer and a Quality Systems Engineer with over 20 years of experience in quality engineering, continuous improvement, project management, manufacturing, production and engineering consulting. He has extensive knowledge in the area continuous improvement and lean Six Sigma methodologies. He is a Professional Engineer with the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO). He holds two Master degrees; one in Industrial and Production Engineering from University of Ibadan, Nigeria and the other in Quality Systems Engineering from Concordia University, Montreal. Canada. He is a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ). He is a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) and a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) with ASQ. He is the managing director of the engineering consulting firm Eminence Summit Inc. *****************************************
Bring
your business cards and be ready to
network. Dr.
David Tozer
 E-mail: event@asqmontreal.qc.ca 3. Upcoming ASQ Section
401 Events
April
25, 2017: Measuring
Employee Engagement with Rafael de
Paula
 SYNOPSIS: The prevailing research about process improvement has as its base, the three following pillars: (1) Data analysis, (2) Persuasive technology and (3) Creating company habits. These areas are fundamental to increase the engagement and consequently the sustainable growth of the companies. The presentation will detail how the companies are applying these pillars and the expected results for the future. The presentation will also explain how engagement is being measured with a tool that has been developed expressly for this research. 4. In Memorium . . . Eric Stern
Eric Stern, ASQ Montreal Section 0401 Leader, Member, and Friend, passed away late Monday night February 26, 2018. He will be missed.  To many, he was a coach, a support, an instigator for change, and yes, sometimes, a disruptive presence. He did stir things up and occasionally solicit strong reactions, but that was also one of the more interesting dimensions of Eric. He presented ideas and introduced concepts, sometimes well ahead of their time, often with discouraging signs of success until some of us finally understood and adopted his ideas, e.g. electronic newsletters, web based discussion groups, "Had You Come to the Last Event" articles, supporting Concordia University students studying in Quality until an ASQ Student Branch was again initiated, encouraging and often presenting on "soft" or behavioral type subjects to members and interested parties at our ASQ events, etc. The list really does gone on. Yes, Eric was all that and also a very close friend I, as I'm sure many others, will truly miss. May he rest in peace. For your information, the following link will bring you to an article we published in our June 2016 ASQ Montreal Section 0401 e-newsletter, i.e. about 21 months ago. Four of us commented on Eric's contributions and influence on our ASQ section and ourselves. At the time, Eric had stepped down from his Leadership Team role and we wanted to acknowledge his efforts for all those years. Information on Eric's memorial service (Saturday March 17, 2018) can be found online at https://mountroyalcem.permavita.com/site/EricStern.html. Below are some comments I've received from those who knew Eric. Brenda M. Fisk - ASQ Canada Deputy Regional Director 2014-2018 As Regional Director for Canada from 2002-2008, I had the pleasure of visiting the Montreal 401 Section on many occasions, either to provide training or to participate in their wonderful evening events. Eric Stern was there right from the get go with lots of questions as to why the ASQ policies and procedures were outlined as they were. His questions were always provoking and in many cases gave rise to investigating the underlying philosophies just a little bit further to get the truth. Eric was a man with great integrity and a smile for everyone who came his way. At the ASQ meetings, he always had thought provoking questions for the speaker, regardless of the topic. He was a very knowledgeable fellow, honest and true. Eric was very humble and when asked about his health as the years progressed, he really didn’t share much. Just that things were progressing as best as could be expected. It has been my great honour and privilege to have known Eric Stern. My deepest sympathy to his family, friends and colleagues. Sylvain Tétreault I met Mr. Stern first when I was studying and needed transportation to get to Dorval for an ASQ meeting. I remember he was surprisingly open minded and really interested in people he met. My other memory of him was at an ASQ Student Branch meeting where some senior members were invited to become mentors. At the end, almost all students wanted Mr. Stern as their mentor including myself. He was truly interested in giving the best of himself for the next generation. Marjaneh Pourmand I am very sad to know of his passing. Richard On One thing for sure, Eric will be missed. Speaking for myself, I've learnt a lot from Eric, through the way he looked at the situation, and use the approach from awareness to make us appreciate the situation and re-visit the problem from a completely different angle. Looking at it from outside the box, here, is an understatement. Eric just had that knack, perhaps because he was a chemist at heart. Veronika Keller I'm so sorry to hear that Eric has passed away. While I did not know him very well, I did find he was a brilliant and thoughtful person. And I always enjoyed our conversations. He will be missed. Jean-Pierre Amiel To our Montreal Section, a great loss. He was always a bit ahead with a new approach. In his "Had You Come" event summaries column of the Newsletter, Eric not only gave us a good feeling of what had transpired, but made you aware of the important points of that particular presentation. I didn't always agree with Eric, but then that's why we are different. You had to admire that he could summarize key points of presentations and he did propose that we reach out to a wider audience by doing Webinars, a good idea even if it was in an awkward approach. We have to develop this idea. He will be missed by us as a friend and a promoter of new ideas. Farewell Eric. Dr. David Tozer Eric was concerned about the human side of quality and the impact of quality systems on the individual. Sukhvinder Jutla He was a great person! Gérard Blin Triste nouvelle de perdre un collègue consultant, un concurrent que je respectais beaucoup pour ses valeurs proches des miennes et de l’ASQ. Une solide éthique personnelle et un souci permanent du travail bien fait en français comme en anglais. Veronica Marquez I was fortunate to have met Eric and to exchange ideas with him. Although I did not know him very much, I remember him fondly. He would always push me to find a subject to present at one of our dinner conferences, telling me that I knew a lot more about the subject than what I thought. He pushed me to strive to better understand my knowledge and my capacity to share it with others. He truly inspired me to become more involved with the ASQ leadership. I can only hope that my involvement may inspire people in the future as Eric inspired me. Rest In Peace Eric! So long... Min Zhang Rest in peace. Michael Bournazian Haiku for Eric Guide us from afar Leaving behind great challenge For us to keep pace *******************************************************
Any feedback? Click on the link in the bottom right corner of this section and let me know. Thanks. |
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5.
A Word
from
your Section Chair
Thank you Philip B. Crosby (This article in memory of our long time ASQ and leadership team member Eric Stern) I told you before that I don’t mark my books, I add Post-it stickers on the side pages to remember to read it again. Well this month I did not have a clue what to write in this article and the pressure was on to send my article for the already past deadline. I have on my desk this copy of Crosby’s 1979 book "Quality is Free", and since the 1970s were good years, I figured I would scroll through to find some good lines to share. Here they are: p.27 "For years I have been saying that quality is too important to leave it to the professionals" p.29 "Prevention is not hard to do – it is just hard sell. It requires the ability to convince people that bad things will happen to them if they don’t take early action. Most of us are unable, or unwilling, to accept such things intellectually, and are convinced only on the basis of experience" Remember this line from the movie p.33 "Awakening really comes to life when the magic of motivation has been sold. The idea is that if you hang up posters and have a contest, you will get people turned to quality; then things will get better. The fact is that people do enjoy entertainment and attention, and so they will respond for a few days. Then they tire of it and they go back to what they were doing before" p.35 "Systems are only road maps; it is personal enthusiasm that makes them work or fail" p.44 "Last spring we decided to make up a little booklet for our suppliers that would help them understand our requirements and methods better. Nothing too spectacular … so the first thing we wanted was to put down a list of definitions. The first word on the list was Quality. That was 6 months ago and we have just now arrived at the second word" p.50 "Those comforts obtained through hard work and virtue can be lost with one roll of the cubes. Won doesn’t mean kept" p.52 "It is important to recognize the real meanings of words and functions. The baseball umpire who said that ‘what the pitcher throws is nothing until I call it something’ was precisely correct» p.75 «Each and every task must be listed and assigned some sort of action line, even if it is to say that nothing is going to be done about it. Otherwise all the policies, standard practices, and philosophy will come to nothing. Good things only happen when planned; bad things happen on their own" This is my favorite one because it is so true: p.147 "Most of us wait patiently for the speaker to finish so we can do our own talking. If you doubt this, walk up to a fellow golfer and say ‘I hit myself on the toe last week and broke it’. He will say ‘One time I almost busted my knee’. He will not ask how your toe is until much later if at all" And there are over 300 pages of memorable lines beside those I skipped because they were too long for this short article. Tell me what your favorite line on quality is by replying with the link at the end of this article. Thanks to Avrum for sharing his personal feedback on last month’s article. I guess all readers have their own border crossing story |
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6.
Had
You Come
to the
Last Event
By
Gordon Ayotte, ASQ Director, CQE, CQM, CSSBB
 Had you come . . . Networking Event On
Wednesday, February 28th, ASQ Section 401 held
a Networking event facilitated by Eric Hosking, who did a
wonderful job at hosting the evening.
Had you come this evening, you would have been exposed to great topics and discussion with a group of 30+ Quality professionals. The evening kicked off by covering the following topics: • New Member Introductions • New Certifications • Feedback Surveys • Discussion Leaders Followed by details on the following roles in the Quality field: Project Manager in Quality Assurance: • Quality Management • Administration • Project management • Industry knowledge • Communication • Change management Quality Assurance Specialist: • Quality Standards (ISO9001, AS9100, TS16949) • Auditing (Internal & External) • Six Sigma, Lean • Industry Knowledge • Communication Skills • Diplomacy Quality Management in small organizations: • People Skills (intelligent active listening) • Communications (use various channels) • Quality Mgmt. Principles/Models/Tools • Teaching/Training (method and topics) • Information Technology (often involved) • Administration (esp. certain industries) Quality Technology: • Six Sigma/statistics • Technical Problem Solving • Metrology awareness • Deep product knowledge • Quality management (APQP)    |
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7. Voice Of The
Customer
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8.
Welcome
to our New Members
FEBRUARY
2018
Simon-Olivier Boucher Michel Duguay Amir Keyvan Edalat Nobarzad Michael Guirguis Stephen P. Jones Martine Legault Pascale Malla Jay Ambalal Modi Karima Oumarou Friederike Pfau |
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9.
Organziation
Members
ASQ Montreal Section thanks our Organization Members:
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10.
Other
ASQ
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11. ASQ NewsRecent changes made to ASQ
Recertification 18-Credit Program |
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12.
ASQ
Montreal Section Education Program 2018
By
Dr. 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.: Dr. David Tozer: (514) 694-2830, education@asqmontreal.qc.ca
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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: April
4, 2018 Consult the List of Your Executive
for
2018 here
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14. Unemployed Members DuesUnemployed 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 ASQ Unemployment Program
Application
PDF (105 KB) |
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15.
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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