Archives 2021
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New or updated as of 8 November 2021
- Northern Virginia Section's MyASQ Community page is now active! —Make it your home page on MyASQ
- Our section's November 2021 Meeting — Wednesday, 10 November 2021 – ASQ Divisions: Reliability and Risk Division (RRD). Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) — Part II presented by Michael Coleman
- John the Fairfax Federation in honoring our Past Chair, and current webmaster and emedia chair, Jeff Parnes, at its annual Citizen of the Year Reception — 14 November 2021
- Draft Board Meeting Minutes — October 2021
- The November issue of Quality Progress is now live! Each month, QP Live delivers the latest feature articles from Quality Progress right to your inbox.
- November Member Gift Bundle — Root Cause Analysis Tools and Methods
- Save the Date! — ASQ Quality Management Division Annual Meeting on Wednesday, 1 December 2021
- Welcome to World Quality Month! Whether you have spent the past couple days hanging banners for the celebration, or have been too busy identifying, prioritizing and implementing work solutions to notice — November is World Quality Month.
- Volunteers needed to work with the Senate Productivity and Quality Awards (SPQA) program — Please consider an opportunity to volunteer as an examiner for the Virginia Senate Productivity and Quality Award (SPQA) Program, your state Baldrige affiliate program.
- REGISTER NOW: — November Instructor-led Certification Classes with Michael Stamp, Master Black Belt
- Explore Upcoming Virtual Courses! — Upskill with ASQ Virtual Learning
- Membership Report for November 2021
New or updated as of 13 October 2021
New or updated as of 12 October 2021
- Northern Virginia Section's MyASQ Community page is now active! —Make it your home page on MyASQ
- Our section's October 2021 Meeting — Wednesday, 13 October 2021 – ASQ Divisions: Reliability and Risk Division (RRD). Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) presented by Michael Coleman
- Do you have photos from our section's visit last month to Mt Vernon? — If so, please send them to our emedia chair at emedia22@asq0511.org
- Automated Quality Management: Easing Work-from-Home Pain Managing today's contact center workforce with a mix of in-office, WFH and hybrid agents comes with a new set of challenges. Now more than ever, supervisors need full visibility into agent activities and the ability to quickly impact the quality of interactions.
- The ASQ Geographic Communities Council (GCC) is holding our yearly planning session October 29-30. Involving our member leaders, and gathering your input and feedback for 2022 Council planning is critical for our alignment and future success; which is why we kindly request that you attend our GCC meeting on October 30th. This is a wonderful opportunity for all RD's, DRD's, and Section Leaders to meet and discuss key GCC initiatives and goals.
- The Quality 4.0 Summit (25-27 Oct 21) allows you and your organization to:
- Benefit from tips from today's experts, case study reviews and opportunities enabled by technologies including IoT, machine learning, data processing, AI and automation.
- Examine complex digital transformation initiatives and small-scale, tiered applications with huge benefits you can use immediately to improve your work environment.
- Explore the essential roles in leveraging new technologies to tackle all aspects of leadership, organizational culture, and customer care.
- Each day of the 2021 ASQ Quality 4.0 Summit offers exclusive content, networking sessions, live Q&A's to help dive deep into digital transformation strategies.
- Upskill with the new Risk Management Specialized Credential Have you felt like you needed help making the right decision in your projects, or ever needed a modern and dynamic course to manage and strategize on taking risks for your business?
- October Member Gift Bundle Advanced Auditing Techniques and Tools
- The October issue of Quality Progress is now live! Each month, QP Live delivers the latest feature articles from Quality Progress right to your inbox.
- Board Meeting Minutes — July 2021
- Draft Board Meeting Minutes — September 2021
- You Are Invited! Attend Nov 13th's Joint Geographic & Technical Community Meeting This session will be held on Saturday, November 13th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. CST.
New or updated as of 15 September 2021
- Northern Virginia Section's MyASQ Community page is now active! —Make it your home page on MyASQ
- Our section's September 2021 Meeting — Saturday, 18 September 2021 – George Washington's Mount Vernon: Ranger Outing Event
- If you're planning on attending our section's September 2021 Meeting this Saturday, 18 September, at George Washington's Mount Vernon, please bring a signed copy of the ASQ COVID-19 Liability Waiver and Release of Claims for each attendee.
- Upcoming ASQ Quality Management Division Conference — Dates: 21 – 23 September, Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CT each day
- Upcoming 2021 ASQ Quality 4.0 Summit — Explore and Elevate Digital Transformation – 25-27 October 2021. Digital Transformation is a key to modern success. To hone your skills, the 2021 ASQ Quality 4.0 Summit presents advances, advocacy, and adoption of a digital transformative journey. No matter where you are in your journey, the content and networking will help you excel in your organization, teams, and future in a quality-focused environment.
- 2021 Baldrige Fall Conference Agenda — October 21 & 22 — Navigating forward. destination excellence
- Register for the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Quality — Friday, 8 October 2021
- September ASQ Insider — Your inside scoop to all things ASQ
- Draft Board Meeting Minutes — August 2021
- Board Meeting Agenda — September 2021
- September ASQ Insider — Your inside scoop to all things ASQ
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New or updated as of 19 May 2021
- Northern Virginia Section's MyASQ Community page is now active! —Make it your home page on MyASQ
- Our section's June 2021 Meeting —Wednesday, 9 June 2021 —Save the date!
- Designing "High Impact" Experiments by Shari Kraber, tonight, Wednesday, 19 May 2021 sponsored by ASQ Section 0904 - East Central Indiana as recommended by Bill Eastham, our Membership chair and a twice past chair
- WCQI Registration Closes today, 19 May 2021
- Assess and Improve your Healthcare QMS with basic quality tools, 20 May 2021
- ASQ has a great catalog of e-learning courses, specifically around Six Sigma, Are you looking to advance your process analysis & improvement skills but have limited time? They can relate, but can also help!
- ASQ's 75th Anniversary: Join the Celebration! Looking for a great way to thank a fellow member or quality team for their support, or to simply show off your pride in ASQ?
- Membership Report for May 2021
- Treasurer's Report for May 2021
- ASQ offers courses for real world situations Welcome To ASQ'S Virtual Courses
- Call for Presentations: Joint ASQ Quality Management & Software Division's Fall 2021 Virtual Conference
- Latest News From the ASQ Quality Management Division
New or updated as of 12 May 2021
New or updated as of 14 April 2021
- Northern Virginia Section's MyASQ Community page is now active! —Make it your home page on MyASQ
- April 2021 Meeting —Wednesday, 14 April 2021 — Design Thinking, Alignment, and a Human Centered Approach to Quality Presented by Michael Chupeco, Founder/Principal at Chupeco Consulting, LLC
- Registration is now open for the ASQ Technical Communities Council and Geographic Communities Council Joint Spring Virtual Meeting — on Saturday, April 24th, from 9:00 a.m. CDT to 11:00 a.m. CDT to discuss Building the Future.
- Theseus Professional Services, LLC —offers virtual training in ASME NQA-1 and Supply Chain Processes for Counterfeit, Fraudulent, and Suspect Items within the Nuclear Industry
- ASQ Data Privacy Training for Member Leaders is Required —To access the training, go to ASQ.org and log into your account
- April and March 21 Membership Committee Reports
- Draft Board Minutes February and March 2021
Archives 2020
New or updated by 11 November 2020
New or updated by 9 November 2020
- November 2020 Meeting —Wednesday, 11 November 2020 — Coming Climate Crisis – Whatcha gonna do when it comes for you? Richard Emory, EPA Environmental Enforcement Attorney (retired) and
Tutorial: Vulnerability Assessments and CO2 Mitigation Plans David Saunders, Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN)
- Draft Board Minutes 14 October 2020
- October Membership Committee Report
- Welcome to World Quality Month! We are proud to showcase the vital role quality professionals have in achieving excellence through quality and the positive impact quality has made in our organizations and communities around the world. Join us all through November in celebrating the global quality community with World Quality Month (WQM)!
- A Message From The PEP Committee As member units wrap up their 2020 activities and start thinking about executing their 2021 business and budget plans, the Performance Excellence Program (PEP) Committee would like to provide some updates about the 2021 PEP.
- November 19th ASQ Atlanta Section Online Meeting Strategy and Tools for Transformation Leaders: Align strategy, culture, customer experience, human performance and success presented by Tony Belilovskiy
- November 2020 Meeting Slides —Coming Climate Crisis – Whatcha gonna do when it comes for you? presented Richard Emory, EPA Environmental Enforcement Attorney (retired) and
Tutorial: Vulnerability Assessments and CO2 Mitigation Plans presented by David Saunders, Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN)
- ASQ's Medical Mondays Each Monday focuses on a theme, allowing attendees to learn methods and skills which, over the four sessions, tie together proven concepts that healthcare leaders and subject matter experts use to make improvements and get results.
- November's Issue of Quality Progress Is Live!
- November Member Gift Bundle —New Resources and Strategies for Managing Quality in 2021
- ASQ Quality Management Division Upcoming Webinars! —Managing for Quality Series with Dr. Gregory Watson
- VIRTUAL Fall Conference Forum: Excellence in Extraordinary Times — Wednesday, November 18th, 2020
New or updated by 13 October 2020
- October 2020 Meeting —Wednesday, 14 October 2020 — Quality in Finance presented by Rob Chen, Vice President, Civilian Operations
- November 2020 Meeting —Wednesday, 11 November 2020 — Coming Climate Crisis – Whatcha gonna do when it comes for you? Richard Emory, EPA Environmental Enforcement Attorney (retired) and
Tutorial: Vulnerability Assessments and CO2 Mitigation Plans David Saunders, Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN)
- 2021 GCC Election Results For Region & BoD Representatives, Chair, & Vice-Chair
- Volunteers needed to work with the Senate Productivity and Quality Awards (SPQA) program
- SAVE THE DATE! ASQ's Geographic Communities Council and Technical Communities Council are hosting a Joint Fall Virtual Meeting on Saturday, October 24th, from 10:00am CDT to 12:00pm CDT
- October's Issue of Quality Progress Is Live!
- SPQA Forum, Programs, Solicitations and Deadlines
- GCC Member Leader Training Registration
- October Member Gift: Problem-Solving Strategies, Tools, and Methods
- ASQ Diversity and Inclusion Survey
- Superior Supplier Quality Management Training
New or updated by 9 September 2020
- September 2020 Meeting —Wednesday, 9 September 2020 — A Call for Leaders
- The 7 Cs of Data Quality —Data Quality today is, first-and-foremost, a bottom-line issue that businesses must address to stay competitive
- 7 Data Quality Principles Outlined For All
- SEO QA - What is it and why should you implement it? —Agile engineering teams need to focus on delivering high quality code at pace. However, ensuring releases don't negatively impact search engine optimization (SEO) often sits way down the priority list.
- The Era of Intelligent Testing —Software testing has not kept pace with advances in software development over the past 10 years. Modern quality assurance (QA) groups struggle to play their role in a world of continuous delivery, leading to more defects in production, low QA morale and excessive testing overhead.
- A Guide to Leveraging IoT-Based Solutions —Whatever stage a company is at today, IoT-based solutions can unlock data insights that will optimize production, improve product quality and increase customer satisfaction.
- Improve quality in DevOps pipelines with Agile test management —DevOps requires that testing teams build continuous quality into the DevOps pipeline, which for many teams represents a significant evolution of current and legacy processes.
- Notice of 2020 ASQ's Annual Meeting (Virtual) —The Annual Meeting of the American Society for Quality (“the Society”) shall be called to order at 11:30 AM Central Time, on Monday, September 28, 2020,
- WCQI 2021 Update —ASQ is currently working on a plan to deliver a dynamic 2021 World Conference on Quality and Improvement experience in May.
- ASQ GCC Wants Your Input - Take the Member Leader Training Survey —Please help us prepare our new member leaders for their future roles by sharing your experience in a survey. Their team is working on the upcoming Member Leader Virtual Training and would like your contributions for the Member Leader Roadmap.
- Continue Your Career with Innovative Virtual Courses on Auditing, Six Sigma, and Standards —For more than 70 years, quality professionals have enrolled in ASQ classroom training for a career boost. Experience the same course quality in a virtual setting. Do your career a favor and give it a boost with these upcoming virtual courses.
- 2020 Award Winners Cite Value of SPQA —Virginia SPQA has pivoted, as have many of you, to its new normal, operating virtually. After completing our 2020 award process with all due diligence in a virtual world, they are pleased to share with you the 2020 award winners.
- Treasurer's Report for August 2020
- Draft Board Minutes 8 July 2020
- Board Vision Meeting Notes 29 August 2020 (draft)
New or updated as of 11 August 2020
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August 2020 Meeting —Wednesday, 12 August 2020 —Quality of Life: An Integrated System presented by Beth Leanard
New or updated as of 7 July 2020
- July 2020 Meeting —Wednesday, 8 July 2020 – How Configuration Management Works with Quality to Ensure Mission Success presented by Jeffrey Parnes
- Draft Board Minutes 10 June 2020
- ASQ Classroom Courses Set for This Fall —In addition to our robust virtual offerings, we are planning to resume classroom courses for September, October, and November in Portland, OR; Austin, TX; and San Diego, CA.
New or updated as of 3 July 2020
- Northern Virginia Section's MyASQ Community page is now active! —Make it your home page on MyASQ
- July 2020 Meeting —Wednesday, 8 July 2020 – Save the date!
- Certification Spotlight: Calibration Technician —Are you interested in building processes that reduce risk associated with measurement, regulatory requirements, and international standardization?
- Make the Most of Your Membership —Volunteer Opportunities, Webinars, Quality Progress, and More!
- Submission Deadline Extended! —As with many of us, your schedule is almost–if not completely–up in the air these days. For that reason, the Lean and Six Sigma Conference call for papers submission has been extended to July 6, 2020. Take the extra few days and submit your presentation proposal
- Continue Your Learning Development Plan with ASQ Virtual Events —With the overwhelmingly positive response from WCQI Virtual, ASQ is pleased to announce additional virtual events for your continuous learning plan through 2020.
- July Member Gift Bundle —E-Auditing and Auditing Fundamentals
- A Gentle Nudge From QP—Salary Survey Awaits! —As a thanks for participating, you can enter a drawing for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card after finishing the survey. Responses must be received by Monday, July 20, at 11:59 p.m. CT.
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- May 2020 Meeting —Wednesday, 13 May 2020 – save this date for a virtual meeting on TBD
- Should our May 2020 Meeting Start at 6 or 7 PM? Take our poll!
- Call For Proposals —Building a Better Quality 4.0 Blueprint
- Quality Management Division: —Complimentary Webinars
- Free ASQ WCQI Virtual Event for Members —Register today to secure your place in the WCQI Virtual event on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Inspiring live broadcasts of keynote speakers, on-demand recordings, and myASQ discussions will help you continue your professional development and realize your impact as a quality profession
- New Performance Excellence Program —
The ASQ Performance Excellence Program (PEP) celebrates the accomplishments of ASQ member units. The PEP recognizes member unit performance that reinforces ASQ's position as the thought leader in quality and expands ASQ offerings to members and customers. The program builds on ASQ Society-wide strategic objectives, minimum operating requirements for MUs, and the new tools and processes introduced throughout ASQ over the past 2 years–for example, BillHighway and myASQ communities.
- ASQ Virtual Courses — Online, Convenient, Instructor-led
- Certification Spotlight —Certified Quality Auditor
- Making the most of your Membership —Special COVID-19 Response – New Benefits Available
- Online Learning With Juran
- Spring Training —E-Learning Savings Through April 30!
- TechFocus eNewsletter —Calibration
New or updated as of 7 April 2020
- Northern Virginia Section's MyASQ Community page is now active! —Make it your home page on MyASQ
- Protecting Product Quality through Supplier Management —Wednesday, April 8, 2020 | 2:00 PM ET
- ASQ Announces Member Benefits Extension and WCQI Virtual Event
- All ASQ-sponsored face-to-face meetings of any type, e.g., dinner meetings, plant tours, special interest group meetings, leadership team meetings, round-table discussions, forums, or another type of meetings between now and September 1, are canceled.
- April Membership Committee Report
- April Member Gift Bundle —ASQ Benefits and Resources
- Special ASQ E-Learning Savings Through April 30!
- SPQA is working to help in this time of need —Support One Another – Time for Leadership
- ASQ Section 509 - General Membership Meeting —Virtual meeting on 16 April: Capture and Deploy the Voice of the Customer
- Color Tolerancing 101 —Understand Color Tolerances like an Expert on April 23, 2020
- Education Committee Meeting —17 March 2020
- April's Issue of Quality Progress Is Live!
- Apply or refer someone you know for our section's scholarship —deadline 30 April 2020
- March 2020 Meeting Slides —Approval Testing - Pass, Fail or Hope? presented by David Kane
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- March 2020 Meeting —Wednesday, 11 March 2020 – Join us at On the Border in Reston to hear David Kane speak on Approval Testing —Pass, Fail or Hope?
- February Meeting Slides —Root Cause Analysis (RCA) —Overview and discussion how we can implement this thought process? presented by Mike Coleman
- Draft Board Minutes 12 February 2020
- Treasurer's Report for Feb 2020
- March Member Gift Bundle —Achieving and Sustaining Excellence
- Upcoming ASQ Elections
- Recent position posting
- ASQ Audit, Certification, and Future Growth —Clarification on ASQ's entity, ASQE
- Recent position posting
- 2020 WCQI Conference Training Courses
- Make the Most of Your Membership With Available Scholarships
- SPQA Can Help You Move the Needle. the Baldrige Performance Excellence Framework (BPEF) has proven to make a difference for organizations of all types, regardless of size and sector.
- Quest for Excellence Conference, learn how your organization can achieve outstanding performance at the premier showcase of current and former Baldrige Award recipients March 24-27, 2020
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Qualify to teach the Lean Six Sigma methodologies, tools and applications in all functions and levels of the company.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification & Online Course, Juran's accredited Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training certification program blends self-paced online learning with instructor-led live webinars and mentorship from a Juran certified coach. It will help you solve deep-rooted problems that exist in your organization.
- February Meeting Slides —Updated with links to Presentation Handouts: Root Cause Analysis (RCA) —Overview and discussion how we can implement this thought process? presented by Mike Coleman
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Archives 2019
New or updated as of 25 December 2019
New or updated as of 14 November 2019
New or updated as of 11 November 2019
- November 2019 Meeting —Wednesday, 13 November 2019 —Check out the Harbour Grille menu for our meeting
- November 2019 Meeting Slides —Finally, a KM Standard! presented by Michael Novak
- ASQ November Member Gift Bundle —Competitive Benchmarking and Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
- Schedule of upcoming Certification Preparation Programs By ASQ
- ASQ Scheduled Certification Examination Dates: Testing Window: January 3-19, 2020 –
Application Deadline: December 6, 2019, and Testing Window: February 7-23, 2020 – Application Deadline: January 10, 2020
- Registration Open —Baldrige Criteria Training Richmond, VA – Jan 7, 2020
- Happy World Quality Month! ASQ is excited to join this worldwide celebration of the industry and individuals who strive to provide excellence through quality. Visit www.asq.org/wqm to download exclusive content, learn how to share World Quality Month with your organization, and even find out which quality guru you are! Be sure to stay tuned and share your quality stories with the hashtag #WorldQualityMonth.
- November's Issue of Quality Progress Is Live!
- Draft Board Minutes 9 October 2019
- Recent Membership Committee Reports
New or updated as of 30 October 2019
- Chair's Message: Consider Serving on our Section's Leadership Team
- Register for either the ISO 9000 & Audits World Conference (ISO) or the Lean Six Sigma World Conference (LSS) in March 2020. Super Saver deadline is 11/30/2019; Early Registration Deadline is January 31, 2020
- ASQ Lean and Six Sigma Conference: Applying Lean and Six Sigma For Organizational Excellence February 23 – 25, 2020 | Phoenix, AZ, Early bird discounts apply through January 20, 2020.
- ASQ Scheduled Certification Examination Dates Testing Window: December 6 – 22, 2019, Application Deadline: November 8, 2019
- November is World Quality Month and ASQ is here to help celebrate YOU!
- Show Your Passion for Quality: Invite a Colleague to Join ASQ and Save $25! For each referral that joins ASQ as a Professional member with discount code REFER25, you'll be entered in a drawing to win a free registration to the 2020 Lean and Six Sigma Conference or World Conference on Quality and Improvement—your choice!
- The ASQ Geographic Communities Council cordially invites you to attend two Geographic Communities Virtual Member Leader Training sessions on Saturday, November 16 and Saturday, December 7. Each session will be hosted through WebEx and are scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time.
- ASQ Courses. Designed by Subject Matter Experts. Taught by Quality Instructors. Leading to Outstanding Results.
- Cincinnati, OH —November 18 – 22, 2019:
- Introduction to Supplier Management
- ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor Training with IATF–Exemplar Global Certified 16949:2016 Automotive Emphasis
- ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor Training (Environmental Management System Training)–Exemplar Global Certified
- Quality/Engineering Tools for Supplier Management
- New Orleans, LA —December 9 – 13, 2019, Register by Nov. 3, 2019, save 15%!
- Software Quality Engineering
- ISO 13485:2016 Internal Auditor (Medical Devices Quality Management System Training)–Exemplar Global Certified
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Cost of Quality: Finance for Continuous Improvement
- Long Beach, CA —January 13 – 17, 2020, Register by Dec. 8, 2019, save 15%!
- Black Belt/Quality Engineering Statistics
- ISO 27001:2013 Lead Auditor
- ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor (Quality Management System Training)–Exemplar Global Certified
- Supplier Quality Professional: An Introduction
- SPQA is excited about the number of applicants entering its 2020 Award cycle. We are now seeking volunteer applicants to the 2020 Board of Examiners who will be trained to conduct the examination of an applicant based on the Baldrige Criteria. Applicants must apply each year they wish to be considered. New and returning examiners must complete the online application. The deadline to apply is December 1, 2019.
- Recent resume postings
New or updated as of 11 October 2019
- Save the Dates!
- November 2019 Meeting - Wednesday, 13 November 2019 —ISO 40301, Knowledge Management Systems Requirements presented by Michael Novak at the Harbour Grille, Woodbridge
- December 2019 Meeting - Wednesday, 11 December 2019 —Annual Holiday Party at P.J. Skidoos, Fairfax
- September 2019 Meeting Slides -- Lockheed Martin: Priority on Quality presented by Neil Golke and Northrup Grumman: Deep Diving Supplier Zero Defect Plans presented by Julia Price
New or updated as of 7 October 2019
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- Check out the delicious menu for our meeting at Maggiano's this week
- Deadline to register for this month's meeting is Noon Monday, 9 September —Doors open at 6:15 Wednesday evening
- Draft Board Minutes 14 August 2019
- Draft Board Vision Minutes 28 July 2019
- Ignite Testing Transformation: A Roadshow for Quality Leaders -- September 19, 2019 | 5 - 8 p.m. ET
- ASQ Section 509 - General Membership Meeting at That's Amore Restaurant on September 19, 2019: Presentation —A Multi-Media Quality Presentation for Steam Coffin Captain Moses Rogers and The Steamship Savannah Break the Barrier
- 2019 Minitab Insights Conference, a user-dedicated annual event being held this October 8-11 at the Lansdowne Resort & Spa in Leesburg, VA. The conference brings together leading industry professionals and experts in data analysis and quality to discuss using Minitab's latest suite of tools to provide real solutions, share best practices and network.
- SPQA is co-hosting the Baldrige 2019 Fall Conference, Tune Into Excellence. It will be held October 24 and 25 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN.
- The 74th World Conference on Quality and Improvement invites you to submit proposals for presentation in Columbus, OH. Deadline Extended to Sunday, September 8, 2019. Share your real-world examples that demonstrate best practices, tested solutions, and proven results to an audience representing an array of countries, background, and industries. Your quality peers are ready to learn from thought leaders like you!
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Our Section is Excited to Present to two Quality Experts to discuss Supplier Quality at our September 2019 Meeting - Wednesday, 11 September 2019
- Advancing Quality Aligned with Future Visions of Space presented by Neil Golke, Quality Engineering Sr. Manager, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company at Maggiano's Tyson's Corner
- Drive for Excellence, Northrop Grumman's Approach to Zero Defect Planning presented by Julia Price, Supplier Quality Manager, Navigation & Maritime Systems Division, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector
New or updated as of 12 August 2019
- Three High Demand Workshops to be Featured at Baldrige Fall Conf, Oct 24-25
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Only a Few More Days to Submit Your Proposal for the 2020 Lean and Six Sigma Conference Phoenix, AZ February 24 - 25, 2020.
All proposals must be submitted to ASQ by August 14, 2019.
- Pat Nugent, Vice President of Product Management for Mahr Inc., will deliver a keynote address at the ASQ Inspection Division conference on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. The conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport Expo Center in Louisville, KY.
- Call for Papers - 2020 Lean Six Sigma / ISO 9000 & Audits World Conference. Proposal Submission Deadline is October 11, 2019
- One-Day Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training & Certification Program Friday August 16th, 2019 in Fairfax, VA
- The 63rd annual Fall Technical Conference (FTC) will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, MD on September 25-27, 2019.
- Draft Board Minutes 10 July 2019
- ASQ Team Excellence Award: Join ASQ's Team Excellence Award Program and See How Your Team Compares to the Best! Team Entry Materials Due: September 9, 2019
New or updated as of 7 August 2019
- Save the Date! September 2019 Meeting - Wednesday, 11 September 2019 — Advancing Quality Aligned with Future Visions of Space presented by Neil Golke, Quality Engineering Sr. Manager, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company at Maggiano's Tyson's Corner
- Baldrige Criteria Training – Norfolk, VA - Sept 20
New or updated as of 9 July 2019
- Call for Region 5 Director Nominations, Sections nominate and elect Region Directors to guide and mentor sections within the regions, for participation in the Geographic Communities Council, and for the opportunity to serve on the ASQ Board of Directors. The nomination period is now open for Region Directors in the South Atlantic (Region 5) for the January 1, 2020–December 31, 2021 term. Our section has been asked by ASQ to nominate an interested candidate by July 31, 2019. If you are interested or know of a person who you would like to nominate, please read the provided guidance.
- July 2019 Meeting - Wednesday, 10 July 2019 —Due to the inability of one of the presenters to make the planned meeting, we have rescheduled the presentation to October and given our section the evening of the second Wednesday of the month back for them to do as they may.
- August 2019 Meeting - Wednesday, 14 August 2019 —A "Seven Principles" Journal and Learning to Innovate from Leonardo Da Vinci presented by Michael Novak at Olive Garden, Tysons Corner
- September and October Certification Schedule
- Three Comprehensive Courses by a Master Black Belt Instructor
Phoenix, Arizona – Starting August 19!
- June 2019 Meeting Slides -- Baldrige Performance Excellence Program | 2019 presented by Steve Bonk
- August 2019 Meeting Slides -- A "Seven Principles" Journal and Learning to Innovate from Leonardo Da Vinci presented by Michael Novak
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- June 2019 Meeting - Wednesday, 12 June 2019 -- Baldrige Performance Excellence Program | 2019 presented by Steve Bonk, past senior examiner and team leader for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award at P.J. Skidoos, Fairfax
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- January 2019 Meeting Handouts -- Understanding Quality/Compliance Requirements For Diversity And Inclusion Hiring presented by Lori Daly
- Section meeting dates for 2019
- Section meeting dates Monthly Meeting Venues
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- April 2019 Meeting - Wednesday, 10 April 2019 -- Senate Productivity and Quality Awards (SPQA) presented by Marcia Harrington at Fiona's Irish Pub, Kingstowne Center
- April 2019 Meeting Slides -- Senate Productivity and Quality Awards (SPQA) presented by Marcia Harrington
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- March 2019 Meeting - Wednesday, 13 March 2019 -- 50 Years of Quality
presented by Geoff Withnell, RCT Systems, at Olive Garden, Tysons Corner
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- February 2019 Meeting - Wednesday, 13 February 2019 -- The Leaders Role presented by Tom Connally at Country Inn & Suites near Potomac Mills, Woodbridge, meal from Qdoba
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- January 2019 Meeting - Wednesday, 9 January 2019 -- Understanding Quality/Compliance Requirements For Diversity And Inclusion Hiring presented by Lori Daly, Vice President at W R Systems, Ltd, at Houlihan's Springfield inside the Hilton hotel
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Archives 2018
New or updated as of 10 December 2018
New or updated as of 13 November 2018
- November 2018 Meeting - Wednesday, 14 November 2018 -- Get the Defects Out of Root Cause Analysis ASQ Webinar moderated by Cory Sherb at Fiona's Irish Pub, Kingstowne Center
New or updated as of 10 October 2018
- October 2018 Meeting - Wednesday, 10 October 2018 -- The Art of Integrating Strategic Planning, Process Metrics, Risk Mitigation, and Auditing Webcast
ASQ Webinar moderated by Cory Sherb at P.J. Skidoos, Fairfax
- January 2018 Meeting Slides -- Bio Banking and its Role in Research presented by Jai Singh
- March 2018 Meeting Slides -- Lean Agile Product Development in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) presented by Eugene Nkomba
- April 2018 Meeting Slides -- Translating VOC into Strategy presented by Zak Pierce, Tina Cooper and Michael Casias
- May 2018 Meeting Slides -- Latest Quality Trends Fresh From ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement presented by Barbara McCullough, Cyndi Reichardt, and Eric Jensen
- June 2018 Meeting Slides -- De-Mystifying Knowledge Management presented by Michael J. Novak
- July 2018 Meeting Slides -- Approaches to Environmental Data Quality - A Historical Perspective presented by Ken Rapuano
- August 2018 Meeting Slides -- ISO 9001 Quality Management System ó A Tool For Business Success presented by Matthew Omodia
New or updated as of 11 September 2018
- September 2018 Meeting - Wednesday, 12 September 2018 -- Current Trends in Quality, a Roundtable Discussion facilitated by the Section 0511 Board at Houlihan's Springfield inside the Hilton hotel
- Recent job postings -- Quality Assurance Engineer and Quality Assurance Associate
New or updated as of 4 August 2018
- August 2018 Meeting - Wednesday, 8 August 2018 -- ISO 9001 Quality Management System ó A Tool For Business Success presented by Matthew Omodia, Quality Coordinator, Mattei Transit Engineering at On the Border, Reston
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- July 2018 Meeting - Wednesday, 11 July 2018 -- Approaches to Environmental Data Quality - A Historical Perspective presented by Ken Rapuano at Olive Garden, Tysons Corner
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- June 2018 Meeting - Wednesday, 13 June 2018 -- De-Mystifying Knowledge Management presented by Michael J. Novak at Fiona's Irish Pub, Kingstowne Center
New or updated as of 5 May 2018
- May 2018 Meeting - Wednesday, 9 May 2018 -- Latest Quality Trends Fresh From ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement presented by Barbara McCullough, Secretary, ASQ Section 0511, Cyndi Reichardt, Finance Committee, ASQ Section 0511, and Eric Jensen, Exam Committee Chair, ASQ Section 0511 at PJ Skidoos, Fairfax
New or updated as of 7 April 2018
- April 2018 Meeting - Wednesday, 11 April 2018 -- Translating VOC into Strategy presented by Zak Pierce ó Director ó Strategy, Tina Cooper ó Senior Manager ó Public Sector Advisory, Michael Casias ó Senior Associate ó Strategy at Houlihan's Springfield inside the Hilton hotel
New or updated as of 12 March 2018
- March 2018 Meeting - Wednesday, 14 March 2018 -- Lean Agile Product Development in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) presented by Eugene Nkomba, Agile Coach, CMQ/OEb at Country Inn & Suites near Potomac Mills, Woodbridge, meal from Qdoba
- 2018 Meeting Schedule Locations and dates for the rest of the calendar year
- Recent job postings -- Quality Manager, AECOM, Chantilly, VA and
Senior Project Analyst, AMSG, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC VA
- Draft Board Vision Minutes 10 Feb 2018
New or updated as of 13 February 2018
- Recent job postings -- Quality Assurance Internal Auditor,Sierra Nevada Corporation, Hagerstown, MD
New or updated as of 9 February 2018
- February 2018 Meeting - Wednesday, 14 February 2018 -- Delivering Process Excellence Through Process Management Webcast, an ASQ Webinar moderated by Cory Sherb at On the Border, Reston
New or updated as of 9 January 2018
- January 2018 Meeting - Wednesday, 10 January 2018 -- Bio Banking and its Role in Research by Jai Singh at the Olive Garden in Tysons Corner
Archives 2017
New or updated as of 6 December 2017
New or updated as of 7 November 2017
New or updated as of 1 November 2017
- November 2017 Meeting - Wednesday, 8 November 2017 -- Bio Banking and its Role in Research presented by Jai Singh at Houlihan's in Springfield
- Software SIG meeting - Tuesday, 28 November 2017 -- Technology, Strategy, and Culture Change as Non-Profit Enablers presented by Jim Templin and Lynelle Korte ñ Executive Directors - B2B, Bill Brody. ASQ
Market Research Manager, and Cynthia Nazario, Senior Program Specialist
- Recent job postings -- Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs, Transplant Leadership Institute LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
- October 2017 Meeting Slides -- Driving Innovative IT Project Metrics by Embracing Human Nature by John Bowen
New or updated as of 5 October 2017
New or updated as of 2 October 2017
New or updated as of 24 September 2017
New or updated as of 8 September 2017
New or updated as of 5 September 2017
New or updated as of 8 August 2017
New or updated as of 28 July 2017
- August 2017 Meeting - Wednesday, 10 August 2017 -- Lean Process Improvement at Inova Health System at Fiona's Irish Pub, Kingstowne Center
New or updated as of 11 July 2017
New or updated as of 7 July 2017
- September 2017 Meeting - Wednesday, 13 September 2017 -- at PJ Skidoo's, Fairfax,VA
- Software SIG meeting - Tuesday, 25 July 2017 -- Aligning Corporate Governance with IT Governance and Why Should I Care? Presented by Ms. Louise Peabody, CPA, CRMA, PMP
New or updated as of 5 July 2017
- July 2017 Meeting - Wednesday, 12 July 2017 -- Constructing a More Effective Survey by Cory Sherb at the Tysons Corner Olive Garden
- August 2017 Meeting - Wednesday, 9 August 2017 -- at Fiona's Irish Pub in Kingstowne
New or updated as of 9 June 2017
New or updated as of 30 May 2017
New or updated as of 23 May 2017
- June 2017 Meeting - Wednesday, 14 June 2017 -- Self Assessment as Part of the Quality Leader's Toolkit by Scott Rutherford
- Configuration Management Working Group, Tuesday, 30 May 2017 - Presents Decoding Culture: Beyond the Fluff and Back to Business by Jeff Gallimore, Excella Consulting
- April 2017 Meeting Slides -- Agile and CMMI, are They Good Bedfellows? by Rebecca McKaughan
- May 2017 Meeting Slides -- Latest Quality Trends Fresh From ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement by Barbara McCullough, Cyndi Reichardt, and Ray Crawford
New or updated as of 5 May 2017
New or updated as of 6 April 2017
New or updated as of 28 March 2017
- April 2017 Meeting - Wednesday, 12 April 2017 -- Agile and CMMI, are They Good Bedfellows? by Rebecca McKaughan at Country Inn & Suites near Potomac Mills, Woodbridge, meal from Qdoba
- Software SIG meeting Tuesday 28 March 2017 -- What is Performance Engineering and How is it Relevant? Presented by Dr. Danny Moore, Systems Engineer, MITRE Corporation
- Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting
-- Wednesday 29 March 2017 -- Fostering a Culture of Quality with High Maturity presented by Ron Lear, Corporate Quality Director, Booz Allen Hamilton and Kevin Schaaff, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton
New or updated as of 8 March 2017
New or updated as of 3 March 2017
New or updated as of 27 February 2017
- CQA refresher training course -- offered Jointly by the Northern Virginia section (0511) and the DC/suburban Maryland section (0509) March and April 2017
New or updated as of 7 February 2017
- Software SIG meeting Tuesday 28 February 2017 -- We are paying for What?! IT Asset Management: security, sanity and saving money presented by Mr. Mr. David Morse, Senior Cyber Security Engineer, MITRE Corporation
- Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting
-- Wednesday 25 March 2017 -- presented by Ron Lear, Director Corporate Quality, Booz Allen Hamilton and Kevin Schaaff, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton
New or updated as of 2 February 2017
New or updated as of 7 January 2017
Archives 2016
New or updated as of 30 December 2016
New or updated as of 6 December 2016
New or updated as of 7 November 2016
- November 2016 Meeting -- Wednesday, 9 November 2016 -- Risk Management in Roofing - labor, materials and insurance by Joshua Wilson at Houlihan's at the Springfield Hilton
- Board Agenda - November 2016
New or updated as of 8 October 2016
New or updated as of 8 September 2016
New or updated as of 18 August 2016
New or updated as of 9 August 2016
New or updated as of 3 August 2016
- Software SIG meeting Tuesday 23 August 2016 -- Using Non-Traditional Voice of the Customer Techniques to Measure and Manage the Customer Experience presented by Mr. John Goodman, Vice Chairman of Customer Care
- Draft Board Vision Minutes 30 July 2016
New or updated as of 20 July 2016
- August 2016 Meeting -- Wednesday, 10 August 2016 -- Human Side of Insider Threat Investigations by Doug Sampson at Olive Garden in Tysons Corner
- Draft Board Minutes - July 2016
- June 2016 Meeting Presentation -- Report from the 70th ASQ World Conference (Ray Crawford, Ellen Quinn, Bob Orkin, Barbara McCullough and Cyndi Reichart)
- July 2016 Meeting Presentation -- From Zero to Hero: 30 days to create better and more efficient health care for Veterans nation-wide (Scott Bonney)
- CMQ/OE -- online training course offered by ASQ Olde Colony Section 0111 evenings starting 25 July 2016
- ASQ Section 0511 Photo Gallery -- Recent updates include meetings held in December 2015, January, February, May and July 2016
New or updated as of 13 July 2016
New or updated as of 7 July 2016
- Recent job postings -- Quality Auditor-Engineer and Continuous Improvement Expert
- July 2016 Meeting -- Wednesday, 13 July 2016 -- at Fiona's in Kingstowne
- Software SIG meeting Tuesday 26 July 2016 -- Cybersecurity Discoveries from Machine Learning presented by Mr. Curtis Bragdon, Darktrace
New or updated as of 7 June 2016
New or updated as of 31 May 2016
- June 2016 Meeting -- Wednesday, 8 June 2016 -- Report from the 70th ASQ World Conference in Milwaukee by Ray Crawford, Ellen Quinn, Bob Orkin, Barbara McCullough and Cyndi Reichart
- Recent job postings -- Assistant Manager Quality Audits and Evaluation Services, Quality Engineer at Aerojet Rocketdyne Culpeper, and QA Specialist
- April 2016 Meeting Presentation -- Compliance Challenges in Clinical Research Naive Locations: Case Study -- STRIVE (Sierra Leone Trial to Introduce a Vaccine against Ebola) by Seema Garg
- May 2016 Meeting Presentation -- Quality Management System in Engineering Practice by Shane Beabes
- Section Leadership Committee updates - DBA, Historian and Placements
New or updated as of 10 May 2016
New or updated as of 6 May 2016
New or updated as of 4 May 2016
- Lean Six Sigma SIG Meeting -- meeting date Wednesday, 25 May 2016 -- Deming at the Department of Defense by Dr. Cragin Shelton, MITRE Corporation
- Software SIG Meeting -- meeting date Tuesday, 24 May 2016 -- Software Defects and Software Reliability Assessment presented by Kristine Hejna
- Board Minutes -- Draft April
New or updated as of 27 Apr 2016
- Lean Six Sigma SIG Meetings -- meeting date Wednesday, 27 April 2016 -- Lightening Talks from the Trenches presented by Mr. Danny Moore, MITRE CORPORATION, Ms. Kristine Hejna, McKENNA PRINCIPALS, and Arlene Hendrix, BATTELLE
- May 2016 Meeting -- Wednesday, 11 May 2016 -- Quality Management System in Engineering Practice by Shane Beabes
New or updated as of 12 Apr 2016
New or updated as of 5 Apr 2016
New or updated as of 8 Mar 2016
New or updated as of 9 Feb 2016
New or updated as of 7 Feb 2016
- February 2016 Meeting -- Wednesday, 10 February 2016 -- Why Normal is better than Average by Kristine Hejna
New or updated as of 22 Jan 2016
New or updated as of 15 Jan 2016
New or updated as of 12 Jan 2016
- Software SIG meeting meeting date Tuesday, 26 January 2016 -- The IT Infrastructure Library - a tool for creating and maintaining value in IT services presented by Jeanne Schock
- Board Agenda - January 2016
New or updated as of 11 Jan 2016
Archives 2015
New or updated as of 8 Dec 2015
New or updated as of 1 Dec 2015
- Software SIG meeting meeting date Tuesday, 15 December 2015 -- Evaluating hazards in critical software-dependent systems presented by Dr. Sushil Birla
New or updated as of 13 Nov 2015
New or updated as of 10 Nov 2015
New or updated as of 4 November 2015
New or updated as of 31 October 2015
New or updated as of 27 October 2015
- November 2015 Meeting -- Wednesday, 4 November 2015 -- Quality Assurance in the Healthcare Sector: Identified Needs & Possible Solutions by Natalie Gottlieb
New or updated as of 9 October 2015
New or updated as of 24 September 2015
New or updated as of 12 September 2015
New or updated as of 8 September 2015
New or updated as of 3 September 2015
New or updated as of 28 August 2015
New or updated as of 11 August 2015
- Board Agenda - August 2015
- Software SIG meeting meeting date Tuesday 25 August 2015 -- Testing Software where Cause is De-coupled from Effect presented by George Hurlburt
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New or updated as of 7 August 2015
- The ASQ Innovation Division is hosting its Third Annual Innovation Conference Friday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 at the Holiday Inn University Area and Conference Center in Charlottesville, VA
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New or updated as of 5 August 2015
New or updated as of 31 July 2015
New or updated as of 28 July 2015
- August 2015 Meeting -- Wednesday, 12 August 2015 -- Overseeing Ordnance Investigations And Cleanups On Closing And Formerly Used Military Training Site by James Pastorick at Fiona's in Kings Town Shopping Center
- ASQ Section 0511 Photo Gallery -- Recent updates include July meeting
- July 2015 Meeting Presentation -- Managing Quality Assurance in Federal Services Contracts: Roles and Responsibilities of the Government COTR and Contract Project Manager -- Handout, Audio and Video
- Special Meeting in October 2015 -- Wednesday, 14 October 2015 -- Panel Discussion - Advancing Quality: the New Performance Challenge at Maggiano's in Tysons Galleria, Tysons Corner
- ASQ Section 0511 YouTube Channel -- Recent videos include July meeting
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New or updated as of 7 July 2015
New or updated as of 22 June 2015
- July 2015 Meeting -- Wednesday, 8 July 2015 -- Managing Quality Assurance in Federal Services Contracts: Roles and Responsibilities of the Government COTR and Contract Project Manager by Thomas White
- ASQ Section 0511 Photo Gallery -- Recent updates include June meeting
- New Recertification Chair -- new package mailing address
- Software SIG meeting meeting date Tuesday 23 June 2015 -- Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks: Agile For Legacy Systems resented by Craeg Strong
- Draft Board Minutes - June 2015
- June 2015 Meeting Presentation -- Quality at the Executive Level -- Slides, Audio and Video
- Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting
-- Wednesday 24 June 2015 -- Topic: ProModel: Process and Modeling Healthcare Delivery presented by Geff McDonald, ProModel, Director of Healthcare Initiatives; Kurtis E. Shampine, Pro-Model, Sr. VP Life Sciences Division
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New or updated as of 9 June 2015
New or updated as of 5 June 2015
New or updated as of 31 May 2015
New or updated as of 11 May 2015
New or updated as of 7 April 2015
New or updated as of 1 April 2015
- Software SIG meeting meeting date Tuesday 28 April 2015 -- "Be Careful What You Pay For: Applying the Fundamentals of Quality to Software" presented by Rick Spiewak
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New or updated as of 20 March 2015
New or updated as of 10 March 2015
New or updated as of 3 March 2015
New or updated as of 12 February 2015
New or updated as of 10 February 2015
New or updated as of 4 February 2015
New or updated as of 27 January 2015
New or updated as of 2 January 2015
Archives 2014
New or updated as of 10 December 2014
- Board Agenda ñ December 2014 revised
- Software SIG meeting ñ Revised meeting date Tuesday, 27 Janauary 2015 - ìIf it passes test, it must be OKî - Common Misconceptions and The Immutable Laws of Software Development presented by Girish Seshagiri
New or updated as of 28 October 2014
- November 2014 Meeting ñ Wednesday, 12 Nov 2014 ñ The State of the Auditing Profession in 2014 by Robert Mitchell
New or updated as of 28 September 2014
- Software SIG meeting ñ Tuesday, 28 October 2014 - Risk Management-103: Risk Metrics ó Risk Management-103: Metrics Applications, Part 2, continued from the September talk presented by Mike Helton
New or updated as of 18 September 2014
- October 2014 Meeting ñ Wednesday, 8 Oct 2014 ñ Building a Better ASQ Chapter 0511
- Looking for a volunteers to serve as assistant proctors and registration assistants for the next certification exam to be held Saturday, 4 October 2014. Registration starts at 7:30 am and the exams starts at 8:00 am.
- ASQ Section 0511 Education Survey ñ Please complete by 6 October 2014
New or updated as of 5 September 2014
- September 2014 Meeting ñ Wednesday, 10 September 2014 ñ Counterfeit Electronic Parts: How to Keep Them Out of Your Supply Chain by John R. Eppler
- Software SIG meeting ñ Tuesday, 23 September 2014 - Risk Management-103: Risk Metrics ó Measuring Risk and the Risk Process Presented by Mike Helton
New or updated as of 5 June 2014
- Recent job postings ñ Three positions
- Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting
ñ Wednesday 25 June 2014 ñ Innovative Advances in the Application of
Lean Six Sigma by Darrell Davis, Chief Process Improvement Officer;
Practice Director, Process and Performance Management, Master Black Belt
New or updated as of 8 May 2014
- Software SIG meeting ñ Tuesday, 27 May 2014 ñ Using Agile Principles to Deliver Real Business Value at Scale by Mark Shima and Joseph Hilger
New or updated as of 23 April 2014
- May 2014 Meeting
ñ Wednesday, 14 May 2014 ñ Gregg Monaco: How We Encounter the (Quality)
Legacy of Our Founding Fathers Every Day in Northern Virginia (to
include adjoining Maryland)
New or updated as of 6 March 2014
- April 2014 Meeting ñ Wednesday, 9 April 2014 ñ Gerard Dache: The Quality & Reliability of Healthcare.gov - What Happened?
- Board Agenda ñ February 2014
New or updated as of 24 February 2014
- March 2014 Meeting ñ Wednesday, 12 March 2014 ñ Sam Carson: The Art and Science in Ensuring Quality Principles in Knowledge Management
- April 2014 Meeting ñ Wednesday, 9 April 2014 ñ Robert Orkin: Design & Constructing Division of ASQ
Archives 2013
New or updated as of 27 December 2013
- January 2014 Meeting ñ Wednesday, 8 January 2014 ñ Richard Gills: An Early Introduction to ISO 9001:2015
- February 2014 Meeting ñ Wednesday, 12 February 2014 ñ Robert Orkin: Design & Constructing Division of ASQ
New or updated as of 12 November 2013
- Looking for a volunteers
to serve as our section's Treasurer Elect, Proctors for December
Certification exams and Co-chair for the Arrangements committee.
- Board Agenda ñ November 2013
- Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting - Wednesday, 29 January 2014 - Big Data Strategy by Danny Moore, Information Systems Engineering Lead at MITRE
New or updated as of 9 September 2013
- Looking for a volunteers
to serve as our section's Treasurer Elect, Proctors for October
Certification exams and Co-chair for the Arrangements committee.
- Board Agenda ñ September 2013
- Board Draft Minutes ñ August 2013
- Board Minutes ñ July 2013
- September 2013 Meeting
ñ Wednesday, 11 September 2013 ñ Change of Panel members for Thirtieth
Anniversary Dinner at Maggiano's Little Italy in Tysons Corner
- October 2013 Meeting ñ Wednesday, 9 October 2013 ñ The Red Bead Experiment by Rip Stauffer
- Software SIG meeting ñ Tuesday 24 September 2013 ñ Leadership and Career Development by Joseph Ludford
- Philly Section - September Meeting - Improve the Quality of your Job/Career Search by Solving the Employment Puzzle
New or updated as of 13 August 2013
- Board Agenda ñ August 2013
- Software SIG meeting ñ Tuesday 27 August 2013 ñ Model-based Architecture and Engineering by Victor Harrison
- Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting
will resume on 25 September with a presentation on Department of
Defense Manufacturing Initiative & Six Sigma by Mr. Ralph Day
New or updated as of 17 May 2013
- June 2013 Meeting ñ Wednesday, 19 June 2013 ñ An introduction to the modern day ISO Management System by Sally Smoczynski
New or updated as of 23 April 2013
- May 2013 Meeting ñ Wednesday, 15 May 2013 ñ Performance and Quality Management Working Together Thru Technology ñ by Charles (Chuck) N. Brans
New or updated as of 13 February 2013
- Recent job postings ñ Green Belt Business Process Analyst
New or updated as of 11 February 2013
- Software SIG meeting ñ Tuesday, 26 February 2013 ñ Risk Management by Al Florence
- Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting ñ Wednesday, 27 February 2013 ñ Business process management and how Med Immuneís strategy is deployed end-to-end.
New or updated as of 26 January 2013
- Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting ñ Wednesday, 30 January 2013 ñ Topic: Business process management and how Med Immuneís strategy is deployed end-to-end.
Archives 2012
New or updated as of 11 October 2012
- Software SIG meeting
ñ Thursday, 23 October 2012 ñ Knowledge Extraction and Analysis of
Software Systems for Modernization and Risk Management by Mike Oara and
Rama S. Moorthy of Hatha Systems
- Recent job posting ñ Quality Assurance Engineer
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New or updated as of 18 September 2012
- The INFORMS Maryland Chapter
ñ Tuesday October 9, 2012 ñ Presents Guest Speaker Dr. Karen Bursic,
University of Pittsburgh, ìEngineering Education Research: Highlights
from Successful Efforts to Improve Engineering Studentsí Preparation for
a Global and Technical Societyî
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New or updated as of 14 September 2012
- Software SIG meeting ñ Thursday, 25 September 2012 ñ ASQ Washington DC Software SIG ñ Agile Software Management Techniques by James Jamieson
New or updated as of 12 September 2012
- June 2012 Meeting Presentation ñ IT Service Quality amidst a World Gone Cloud by Bryan Ward, Director, Cloud Computing, Serco Inc
New or updated as of 17 August 2012
- Recent job posting ñ Quality Assurance Manager
- Board Minutes ñ July 2012
- Software SIG meeting
ñ Thursday, 30 August 2012 ñ ASQ Washington DC Software SIG ñ Software
Security Assurance: Enabling Security Automation and Software Supply
Chain Risk Management by: Joe Jarzombek, PMP, CSSLP
- August 2012 Meeting Presentation ñ Driving the Customer Experience Using Quality by John Goodman, Vice Chairman of TARP
- September 2012 Meeting ñ Wednesday, 19 September 2012 at the Herndon Amphora ñ Overcoming Obstacles to the Implementation of CMMi by Gerard Dache
- October 2012 Meeting ñ Wednesday, 17 October 2012 at the Vienna Amphora ñ Set Up Time Reduction - a LEAN TOOL by Gerald V. Clarke
New or updated as of 18 July 2012
- Software SIG meeting
ñ Tuesday, 24 July 2012 ñ ASQ Washington DC Software SIG ñ
Requirements-Management RequirementsóRequisite Doors to Success by
Alfred Kromholz
- July 2012 Meeting ñ Wednesday, 18 July 2012 at the Tysons Corner Ritz Carlton ñ Our Annual Social and Planning Event
- Draft Board Minutes ñ June 2012
New or updated as of 7 June 2012
- June 2012 Meeting ñ Wednesday, 20 June 2012 at the Vienna Amphora ñ IT Service Quality amidst a World Gone Cloud< by Bryan Ward
- Recent job posting ñ Senior QA Engineer
New or updated as of 4 May 2012
- May 2012 Meeting ñ Wednesday, 16 May 2012 at the Herndon Amphora ñ Using the PM tool kit in Process Improvement by Tim Shrum
- Software SIG meeting
ñ Tuesday, 29 May 2012 ñ ASQ Washington DC Software SIG ñ Tuesday ñ
Software Assurance Metrics And Tool Evaluation (SAMATE) Overview by Tim
Boland
- Draft Board Minutes ñ April 2012
- Board Minutes ñ March 2012
Archives 2011
New or updated as of 14 November 2011
- Software SIG meeting ñ Tuesday, 29 November 2011 ñ Leveraging Semantic Web Technologies for Improved Decision Making by Samuel Chance
- Recent job posting ñ API Quality Certification Associate
New or updated as of 6 October 2011
- Message from the Chair ñ State of the Section
- October 2011 Meeting
ñ 19 October ñ Enhancing Quality and Performance to the Federal
Investigative Service by Eric Lippold, Executive Program Director,
Division Management, Federal Investigative Service
- Education Newsletter ñ Fall 2011
- Software SIG meeting
ñ Tuesday, 25 October 2011 ñ Predicting Software Quality Early in the
Software Development Lifecycle and Producing Secure Software by Girish
Seshagiri
- Draft Board Minutes ñ September 2011
- Final Board Minutes ñ May - August 2011
- September 2011 Meeting Presentation
ñ Quality on the Dulles Metrorail Project by Jon D. Christensen,
Project QA/QC and Safety Manager, Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project,
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
- Deadline for Certification Exams ñ The application deadline for the December CQE, CQA, SSGB, CCT, CPGP, CQIA, CQPA, and CSQE examinations is October 14.
- ASQ Section 0511 Photo Gallery ñ Quality on the Dulles Metrorail Project presentation
- Sign up for our section's Certified Quality Auditor (CQA) ñ Fall 2011 Course
- Recent job posting ñ Quality Manager, WV
- North Carolina State University ñ Fall Classes
New or updated as of 6 September 2011
- September 2011 Meeting
- 21 September - Quality on the Dulles Metrorail Project by Jon D.
Christensen, Project QA/QC and Safety Manager, Dulles Corridor Metrorail
Project, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
- Software SIG meeting ñ Tuesday, 20 September 2011 ñ How Technical Leads Were Transformed into Effective Project Managers in 9 Months by Rita Hadden
New or updated as of 20 Aug 2011
- Draft Board Minutes for August 11
- July 2011 Meeting Presentation - Leading IT Innovation to Improve Data Quality, Efficiency, and Performance by Mark Day, Chief Technology Officer of HUD
- Software SIG meeting ñ Tuesday, 23 August 2011 ñ Leveraging Semantic Web Technologies for Improved Decision Making by: Samuel Chance
New or updated as of 27 July 2011
- August 2011 Meeting - 17 August - Social night - Join us for chips'n dips - tell your Section Officers what you think (about ASQ!)
- Draft Board Minutes for July 11
New or updated as of 15 July 2011
- Voice of the Customer Survey
For the next fortnight the Voice of the Customer committee is
conducting a survey about ASQ Section 0511 events so that we may serve
you better (closes 29 July 2011).
New or updated as of 29 June 2011
- ASQ Section 0511 Photo Gallery - Sunset Hills Vineyard tasting and tour
- July 2011 Meeting
- 20 July - Leading IT Innovation to Improve Data Quality, Efficiency,
and Performance by Mark Day, Chief Technology Officer of HUD
New or updated as of 1 June 2011
- Software SIG meeting ñ Tuesday, 28 June 2011 ñ The Smart Grid: Power for the 21st Century by George W. Arnold,
New or updated as of 20 May 2011
- June 2011 Meeting - Saturday, 25 June - Quality in Action, Good Wine Waits for No Man - Wine Tasting at the Sunset Hill Vineyard, Purcellville, VA
- May 2011 Meeting Presentation
- Federal Government Performance Metrics And Budgeting by Paul Posner,
Director Public Administration Program, George Mason University
- Draft Board Minutes for May 11
New or updated as of 17 May 2011
- Software SIG meeting ñ Tuesday, 24 May 2011: Overview of the NIST Risk Management Framework as described in SP 800-37 by Lance Kelson
New or updated as of 12 May 2011
- May 2011 Meeting
- 18 May - Evolution of Quality Within the Federal Government by Paul
L. Posner, Director of the Public Administration Program at George Mason
University
New or updated as of 10 May 2011
- May 2011 Meeting - 18 May - Speaker Paul L. Posner, Director of the Public Administration Program at George Mason University
- Proctors needed for Sat, 4 June 2010 ASQ certification exams
- Help maintain our section website
New or updated as of 12 April 2011
- April 2011 Meeting - 20 April - 200 Years of Rugby ñ A Lesson in Continuous Improvement by Paul Meyers
- Software SIG meeting ñ Tuesday April 26, 2011: Process Improvement and Sun Tzu's The Art of War Mashup by Barbara Dreon Canody
New or updated as of 26 March 2011
- March Meeting Presentation - Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, by Dr. Harry Hertz, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Program Director
- Philadelphia Section 505 - Teaming Up With The FDA To Avoid Or Manage A Product Recall, 3 May 2011
New or updated as of 19 Jan 2011
- Software SIG meeting - Tuesday, 25 January 2011: H1N1: The Forgotten Pandemic by: Thomas A. Neal II, MD, MPH
Archives 2010
New or updated as of 16 April 2010
- April 2010 Meeting info - 21 April - The Odds are Against Auditing Steven Walfish, MS, MBA, President, Statistical Outsourcing Services
- April Meeting Presentation - The Odds are Against Auditing Steven Walfish, MS, MBA, President, Statistical Outsourcing Services
- April Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting - Wednesday, 28 April 2010: A Practical Guide for Effective LSS Presentations by Mr. John Wilsford
- Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509 - April/May activities updates
- Draft Board March 2010 Minutes
- Approved Board February 2010 Minutes
New or updated as of 12 March 2010
- March 2010 Meeting info
- 17 March - Creatively applying CMMI-SVC in A VERY SMALLCONSULTING
FIRM by Bill Smith, CEO, Leading Edge Process Consultants LLC
- Certification Examination Report - 6 March 2010
- January Meeting Presentation
- ASQ's Future Study: The Forces of Change (Paul E. Borawski, CAE,
Executive Director and Chief Strategic Officer, ASQ Headquarters
Executive Staff)
- March Meeting Presentation - Creatively applying CMMI-SVC in A VERY SMALLCONSULTING FIRM (Bill Smith, CEO, Leading Edge Process Consultants LLC)
- Invitation to ASQ members for Planned Care Collaborative - Harrisburg PA Section 503 - 15 March 2010
- ISO Standards Day Seminar - George Mason University - 18 March 2010
- March Software SIG meeting - 25 March 2010
- March Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting - 31 March 2010, ìSystems Thinking Conceptsî by Mr. Greg Foster, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, CPS Professional Services
- Washington, DC & Maryland Metro Section 509 - March/April activities updates
Archives 2009
New or updated as of 7 July 2009
- July Meeting info - Social meeting with Section Chair, Larry Wilkins, giving a brief discussion on the World Conference, 15 July
New or updated as of 4 June 2009
- Special June Meeting info - Please register before Friday 5 June! - John Timmerman, VP, Ritz Carlton Corporate Operations, Pentagon Ritz, 10 June
- Peg Bloome, our Examining Chair and Chief Proctor,
will be moving to Florida and has resigned her posts. The section
thanks Peg for her service to the section and wishes her well in her
move to a new location. As a result the section is looking for a
volunteer to fill the positions she left.
- June Software SIG meeting - 23 June 2009, CMMI for Services (CMMI-SVC) ñ Cost-Effective Approaches to Early Use by Marilyn Ginsberg-Finner
- Software QA (PDF) (June 09)
- Senior QA Analyst (PDF) (June 09)
New or updated as of 6 May 2009
- May Bio/Med SIG meeting
- ASQ509's Biomed/Biotech SIG in Rockville - 7 May 2009,
Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine presented by
Cathy H. Wu, PhD and A Systematic Framework of Genome Screening Seeking a
Predictive Genomic Composite Biomarker for Potential Treatment
Individualization Presented by Su Jane Wang, PhD
- Special June Meeting info - Save the date! - John Timmerman, VP, Ritz Carlton Corporate Operations, Pentagon Ritz, 10 June
New or updated as of 18 March 2009
- Special March Meeting info - If you have already registered by sending an email to the Section 0511 Programs Chair,
we ask that you pre-pay and register for the 25 March 2009 meeting.
Forrest W. Breyfogle III, will speak on Beyond Lean Six Sigma at the
WooLaeOak Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182 (Tyson's
Corner )
- One-Day Workshop
- Payment and registration information for the 26 March 2009, Going
Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard: The Integrated
Enterprise Excellence (IEE) System
- March Software SIG meeting - 24 March 2009, Building Survivable Verification Systems in Engineering and Business Systems by: JidÈ B. Odubiyi, Ph.D
- March Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting - 25 March 2009, Forrest W. Breyfogle III, speaker on Beyond Lean Six Sigma
- Operations Research Analyst (PDF) (March 09)
- Spring 2009 Education Newsletter
- Spring 2009 Training Opportunities - Certified Quality Auditor
- Education Volunteer
sought to assist the section in providing liaison to local schools,
setting up and running an Education Special Interest Group, etc.
New or updated as of 23 February 2009
- February Software SIG meeting
- 24 February 2009, Independent Verification Approaches for FDAís
Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories by: Brian Fitzgerald
- February Lean Six Sigma SIG meeting
- 25 February 2009, Peter Banfield, Managing Director, Management
Consulting Services, Lean Six Sigma Solutions, BearingPoint Management
& Technology Consultants
- Special March Meeting info
- 25 March 2009, Forrest W. Breyfogle III, speaker on Beyond Lean Six
Sigma WooLaeOak Restaurant 8240 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182 (Tyson's
Corner )
- One-Day Workshop - 26 March 2009, Going Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard: The Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) System
Archives 2008