"There are many misconceptions about ISO standards that very often do not allow the standard to become a serious candidate for consideration, let alone for the actual implementation." In this book, Dejan Kosutic, author and experienced ISO consultant, is giving away his practical know-how on preparing for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, ISO 20000, ISO 22000, OHSAS 18001, ISO 13485, AS9100, and IATF 16949 implementation. No matter if you...

Quality is not the sole responsibility of QA. If the whole team doesn't take quality seriously, the release of new features will always be delayed or worse, buggy software gets released. I have heard many people referring to QA as just a testing entity, which possibly means QA does nothing within the agile environment other than testing. In addition, speaking of agile software development QA, some people may also think that it is just for monitoring...

In this book, Dejan Kosutic, author and experienced ISO consultant, is giving away his practical know-how on managing policies, procedures, plans, forms, reports, and other documented information. No matter if you are new or experienced in the field, this book gives you everything you will ever need to learn on how to handle ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, ISO 20000, ISO 22000, OHSAS 18001, ISO 13485, AS9100, and IATF 16949 documents. Many...

Conformance to requirements is Quality. Assuring Quality means process by which undesirable elements are removed and those which suit the cost, design, and performance are solely selected. Quality assurance is everybody's job and responsibility of the organization

El mundo industrial, comercial y de servicios se ha visto envuelto en los últimos años en una alta competencia que obliga a todas las organizaciones a luchar por ocupar un lugar preponderante en las preferencias del cliente, el cual se refleja en sus ventas y utilidades. Uno de los aspectos que ha impulsado esa competencia es el fenómeno de la globalización, el cual ha inducido a las empresas a implementar formas más eficientes y eficaces de...

These two volumes are about understanding-why-and application-how-with the aim of providing guidance and introduction to both. Quality is the consistent achievement of the user's expectations of a product or service. The achievement needs to be "The right thing, right first time, every time, in time." Beginning with manufacturing and services, it also includes professional, personal, and spiritual dimensions. Variation does not sit happily with consistency...

These two volumes are about understanding-why-and application-how-with the aim of providing guidance and introduction to both. Quality is the consistent achievement of the user's expectations of a product or service. The achievement needs to be "The right thing, right first time, every time, in time." Beginning with manufacturing and services, it also includes professional, personal, and spiritual dimensions. Variation does not sit happily with consistency...

This is a book about practicing, learning, and sharing our experiences with the Lean methodology and the Toyota Production System. Doctors don't "implement medicine," they practice medicine. Lawyers don't "implement cases," they practice law. Shouldn't Lean facilitators, consultants, managers, and the like, also "practice Lean?" When most of us start with Lean, the practices and principles are new. We might struggle to make change happen....

Six Sigma is a collection of ideas and tools that many organizations are using as part of their efforts to improve the quality of their products and services. Six Sigma for Project Managers explores the concepts that project managers need to know to make six sigma work for their organizations.

Focusing on culture eliminates ineffective patterns, sets a more positive course, and then perpetuates that course, all on its own. That's the beauty of leading a culture instead of just a company, and that is exactly what The Culture Fix is designed to show you. In just 90 days, Will Scott pulls apart 9 Deeds in order to bring your company's culture alive, and into a thriving, driven organism that goes beyond the four walls of your building. When...