Dear Readers:
Joseph Schumpeter, the economist, popularized the term ‘creative destruction.’ A more contemporary iteration is by Clayton Christensen, Harvard business professor, who coined the term ‘disruptive innovation.’ I visited our local bookstore yesterday and was surprised how many business, technology, and even an outdoor magazine are focusing entire issues on ‘disruption.’
So, take a minute now and think about the following. What changes are going in your company? How about your profession, career, and job? And, most importantly what are you doing about it to be nimble, resilient, and ultimately evolving.
We hope you enjoy this issue. We look forward hearing from you. Best
Greg Hutchins PE CERM | Quality + Engineering | CERM Academy | 800.COMPETE | 503.233.1012
Future of Quality: Risk®
Some Thoughts on FMEA’s and Unknown Risks by James Lamprecht. Jim is not a hard core risk believer. Read what he has to say about the popular risk tool – FMEA. Read more at Tips/Tools@Risk.
Tribal Knowledge by Mark Moore. We’ve consulted with many companies. We know that tribal knowledge is how organizations really work. Read this real life piece on what may be a company’s real risk. Read more at Projects@Risk
Reading the Risk Tea Leaves by Betty Kildow. Betty is one of our illustrious business continuity gurus. She says that 2014 is going to be a banner year for risk. Find out why?
Baldrige and ISO 9000: Different Breeds by T. Dan Nelson. Both documents have their purposes. But, we continue to see consultants confuse the two. Read more at ISO9001@Risk.
Remote Auditing – The Rise of the Cyber Auditor by Robert Gibson. Current quality and operational auditing practices are often not efficient, economic and even effective. Hence, we’re going to see the rise of remote and cyber auditing. Read more at ISO9001@Risk.
Risk Based Planning – Part 3 by Keith Ridgeway. This is Part 3 of Keith’s FMEA planning approach for ISO 9001 (2015). Read Part 1 and Part 2 first.
Against All Standardization by Umberto Tunesi. Standardization is the holy grail of quality. Standardization begets consistency. Our insightful curmudgeon has a different sense for standardization. Read more at Quality@Risk.