Inside Quality Digest Live for Nov. 16, 2018
In this episode we look at lessons learned (or not) from GE, the difference between ISO and FDA “requirements,” and this year's Baldridge recipients.
Use Systems Thinking and Core Tools to Get the Outcomes You Want

Even though most businesses have invested in quality management and performance improvement, each organization is unique. People, processes, and machines must be coordinated to achieve desired outcomes. This is not easy.
Quality Digest Live -- November 16, 2018
Story links for November 16, 2018
Five Role-Model Organizations Win 2018 Baldrige National Quality Award
Top Five Things Life Science Companies Need to Know about ISO and FDA Requirements
Plus: An interview with Matt Lowe of MasterControl
How to Kick Off LPA Implementation With a Kaizen Event
The frequently referenced learning pyramid asserts than an average student retains 75 percent of information learned through practice, compared to just 5 percent of what he hears in a lecture.
A Time to Be Thankful
This Thursday, for the first Thanksgiving in decades, I won’t be watching football, drinking beer, and stuffing myself into oblivion. Instead, I’ll be serving the homeless, giving clothes, and making myself useful.
Greenlight Guru Announces New Integration With Jira Software
(Greenlight Guru: Indianapolis) -- Greenlight Guru, the only quality management software platform designed specifically for medical device companies, announces a new integration with
An Insight to Robotic and Intelligent Process Automation
In this era of artificial intelligence, where bots can mimic human minds and outperform humans, a new-age process automation tool called “robotic process automation” (RPA) has been creating a lot of buzz.
ISO Releases Update for Guidance on Integrated Management System Standards
(ISO: Geneva) -- The number of management systems has risen dramatically in recent years, reflecting the needs and demands of more organizations looking to improve their performance across a wide range of areas and sectors. And most companies have more than one.
Five Root Cause Analysis Tools for More Effective Problem-Solving
Next to defining a problem accurately, root cause analysis is one of the most important elements of problem-solving in quality management.