New Standards: One More for the Road?
by Peter Holtmann How many standards do you really know well? I mean inside…
ISO 9001:2015–Skip the Middle
by Lorri Hunt With the publication of the Draft International Standard (DIS) of ISO 9001:2015,…
Honing Your Audit Interview Skills
by Denise Robitaille Asking audit questions would seem to be a fairly straightforward activity. You…
Audit Validity: Do Audits Work?
by Peter Holtmann Upon embarking upon this article I had to ask myself some really…
ANAB, ISO 9001:2015, and You!
John J. Knappenberger is president and CEO of the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB), located…
Supplier Audits: Auditing for Supply Chain Reliability
by Duke Okes Supplier audits are certainly ripe for improvement. All too many supplier audits…
Auditing a Subsystem: Staffing Process
by Russell T. Westcott A deficient hiring process can be the root cause of your…
Auditor Traits: What Makes for a Good Auditor?
by Denise Robitaille It occurred to me as I was preparing to pen this issue’s…
Self-Certification Is Not a Real Thing
by Denise Robitaille Every once in a while we hear of a company that claims…
The Quality Career
by Peter Holtmann Quality professionals play an integral part in the maintenance and development of…