Getting Back to Basics
When there’s a lot going on, we often push the fundamentals aside and forget the basic skills that have been part of our success. Project management has been a central part of my own success from the beginning of my career.
Event: Information and Communications Technology Green Boot Camp
(TIA: Arlington, VA) -- Everyone involved in electronics and information communications technology (ICT) can benefit from this half-day ICT Green Boot Camp being held on March 18, at the Holiday Inn, in San Jose, California.
Product News: Dimension Edge Atomic Force Microscope System
(Veeco, Plainview, NY) -- Veeco Instruments Inc., a provider of atomic force microscopy (AFM) technology to the nanoscience community, recently announced the Dimension Edge Atomic Force Microscope System for physical and life sciences investigation.
DNV, Michigan State University Release Initial Findings Of U.S. Food Safety Survey
(DNV: Houston) -- A study being conducted by Michigan State University (MSU) on behalf of DNV finds that U.S. consumers are highly aware of food safety issues and they have high recognition of third-party certification as an effective signal of food safety assurance.
Sparta Systems Readies Leading Organizations for eMDR
(Sparta Systems: Holmdel, NJ) -- Sparta Systems Inc., the maker of TrackWise software and a provider of enterprise quality and compliance management solutions, has announced that a significant percentage of medical device companies currently submitting “high-volume” reports, leverage its TrackWi
Quotality!
Nearly 30 years ago, W. Edwards Deming gave us his 14 Points for Management regarding how Western management must change. His 11th point was actually two points:
Toyota Blinks
Toyota’s name has been plastered in the headlines providing it the publicity no organization would wish for.
Event: ASQ Rewards Achievements in Quality Methodology
(ASQ: Milwaukee) — The American Society for Quality (ASQ) will present three Distinguished Service Medals and 10 Society Medals and Awards during its annual World Conference on Quality and Improvement in St. Louis, Missouri.
Product News: Brochure Clarifies Distinctions Between ISO, Private Standards
(ISO: Geneva) -- Any organization may claim to have developed a standard, but “not all standards are created equal,” according to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in a new brochure clarifying the distinctions between international standards of the type developed by the IS
Let’s Demand that 2 + 2 Always Equals 4
One of the elements of a successful community is a strong school system.