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Dec 31, 2008 No December Lean Six Sigma SIG Meeting
Dec 16, 2008 Software SIG Meeting Service-Oriented Acquisition more...
Dec 11, 2008 BioMedTech Special Interest Group December 11, 2008 - "CVM's Approach to Regulation of Genetically Engineered Animals," Presented by Mr. Barry Hooberman. more...
Dec 10, 2008 No December ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting The ISO 9000 Users Group is taking a holiday break. We wish you a happy holiday season! more...
Nov 25, 2008 November 2008 Software SIG Meeting DoD Enterprise Ontology Support by: Dr Glenda Hayes more...
Nov 20, 2008 November General Meeting “Establishing a Corporate Quality Center of Excellence And rejuvenate your existing QMS” - Presented by Ms. Anita Carlos. more...
Nov 19, 2008 November Lean Six Sigma SIG Meeting “The Top Eight Reasons Six Sigma Projects Fail” - originally presented at the 2008 ASQ World Conference more...
Nov 12, 2008 November ISO 9000 UG Meeting November 12, 2008: "What is a Process?" Presented by Mr. Mark Berron. more...
Oct 29, 2008 October Lean Six Sigma SIG Meeting Speaker: Michael A. Kirby, Former Deputy Under Secretary of the Army (Business Transformation) more...
Oct 28, 2008 October Software SIG Meeting Root Cause Analysis for Customer Reported Defects by: Steven Rakitin more...
Oct 16, 2008 October General Meeting October 16, 2008 - "When ISO9001 Means I SO Am Not Doing This: Implementing ISO In An A/E Firm,” presented by L. Catherine Hader more...
Oct 8, 2008 October ISO 9000 UG Meeting October 8, 2008 - "Process Auditing - Why do people think that this is something new?" Presented by Mr. Kevin Gilson, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Orion Registrar, Inc. more...
Sep 24, 2008 September Lean Six Sigma SIG Meeting September 24, 2008: "Deploying Lean Six Sigma Across D0D" presented by Mr. R. Scott Bonney, MBB, DoD CPI/LSS Program Office Department of Defense more...
Sep 18, 2008 September General Meeting September 18, 2008 - An additional opportunity to see Mr. R. Scott Bonney's presentation on "Deploying Lean Six Sigma across DoD." more...
Sep 15, 2008 4th World Congress on Software Quality September 15-18, 2008 - Hyatt Regency Bethesda - Bethesda, Maryland more...
Sep 11, 2008 MPEA Performance Excellence Users Group September 11, 2008 - MPEA Performance Excellence Users Group. "The Organizational Profile - Use it to Begin Your Journey to Excellence" presented by LaWanda Burwell. more...
Sep 10, 2008 ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting September 10, 2008 - "How do you measure customer satisfaction?" more...
Sep 6, 2008 Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Refresher Course Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Refresher Course This course is designed for quality professionals who want to prepare for the Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Exam administered by the American Society for Quality. Course Location : Montgomery College Rockville Campus 51 Mannakee... more...
Aug 27, 2008 No August Lean Six Sigma Meeting We are on a summer break. Join us in September. more...
Aug 26, 2008 August Software SIG Meeting "The IEEE Computer Society and Current Initiatives" by: Susan K. (Kathy) Land, IEEE Computer Society President-Elect more...
Aug 26, 2008 Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Refresher Course Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Course No. MGR336; Ref. No. 03520 This course is designed for quality management professionals who want to prepare for the Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Certification Exam administered by the American Society for Quality.... more...
Aug 21, 2008 No August General Meeting We are taking a summer break. Join us at our September meeting. more...
Aug 13, 2008 No August ISO 9000 UG Meeting We are taking a summer break. Join us at our September meeting. more...
Jul 22, 2008 July Software SIG Meeting "How to Avoid Software Inspection Failure and Achieve Ongoing Benefits" presented by Lew Priven and Roger Stewart of The Stewart-Priven Group more...
Jul 17, 2008 No July General Meeting We are taking a summer break. Join us for our September meeting. more...
Jul 9, 2008 No July ISO 9000 UG Meeting We are taking a summer break. Join us at our September meeting. more...
Jun 25, 2008 No June Lean Six Sigma Meeting We are on a summer break. Join us in September. more...
Jun 24, 2008 June Software SIG Meeting "The NIST Trustworthy Software Program (TSP)" presented by Tom Rhodes of NIST (Presentation originates in Gaithersburg.) more...
Jun 19, 2008 June General Meeting "Facilitating Change Management" - Presented by Ms. Marjorie Eyre. more...
Jun 16, 2008 Apply To Be a 2008 MPEA Examiner DEADLINE: June 16, 2008 - Apply to Be a 2008 MPEA Examiner more...
Jun 11, 2008 June ISO 9000 UG Meeting June 11, 2008 - Part II - "Understanding and Implementing ISO-20000-1:2005" Presented by John Garten and Dennis Strother. more...
May 28, 2008 May Lean Six Sigma SIG Meeting May 28, 2008 - “LSS as the Methodology for Business Transformation” Presented by Ms. Amy Speth, Executive Director of Business Transformations, Femme Comp Inc. more...
May 27, 2008 May Software SIG Meeting "SQA Sojourn - Lessons Learned from 6 Appraisals" presented by Lenny Eng (presentation originates in Eatontown.) more...
May 20, 2008 MPEA - Performance Excellence Users Group May 20, 2008 - MPEA Performance Excellence Users Group more...
May 15, 2008 May General Meeting May 15, 2008 - “Best Practices in Service Management can help you drive Quality” Presented by Mr. Kirk Holmes, President, Holmes and Associates, Inc. more...
May 3, 2008 Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Refresher Course Four consecutive Saturdays - May 3, 10, 17, and 24. more...
Apr 30, 2008 April Lean Six Sigma SIG Meeting April 30, 2008 - "Six Sigma Survival: Transition with Translation." Presented by Mr. Minh B. Tran, Director of Business Performance Management, Femme Comp Inc. more...
Apr 22, 2008 April Software SIG Meeting Applying Agile Techniques to Process Development: Lessons Learned, Part 2 of 2 by: Nelson Perez and Ernest C. Ambrose more...
Apr 17, 2008 April General Meeting April 17, 2008 - “Changing How the US Army Does Business" Presented by Colonel Nicholas C. Amodeo, Lean Six Sigma Program Director, U.S. Army. more...
Apr 9, 2008 April ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting April 9, 2008 - "ISO 9000 and Auditing: Keeping the Flag Posted." Presented by Ms. Kerry Higgins, Quality/Continuous Improvement Team Leader at Baltimore Aircoil. more...
Apr 7, 2008 Maryland Performance Excellence Awards - Conference and Ceremony April 7, 2008 - Maryland Performance Excellence Awards - Conference and Awards Ceremony more...
Mar 26, 2008 March Six Sigma SIG Meeting Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - "Q&A: Lean Six Sigma…What is it?” Presented by Mr. Ken Lesson, Executive Director of Strategic Process improvement, Incova Health Systems. more...
Mar 25, 2008 March Software SIG Meeting March 25, 2008 - Part 1 of 2, "Applying Agile Techniques to Process Development: Lessones Learned" Presented by Mr. Nelson Perez and Ernest C. Ambrose. more...
Mar 20, 2008 March General Meeting March 20, 2008 - "Can Anybody Out There Help Me!?" Presented by Mr. Geoffrey Withnell, Business Advisor, Public Services, Bearingpoint. more...
Mar 12, 2008 March ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting March 12, 2008 - "Using ISO 9001 to Enhance Six Sigma Business Performance" Presented by Mr. Eugene Kirsch, Manager of Quality Services, Booz Allen Hamilton. more...
Feb 27, 2008 February Six Sigma SIG Meeting February 27, 2008 - “Using ISO 9001 to Enhance Six Sigma Business Performance” Presented by Mr. Eugene Kirsch, Manager for Quality Services, Global Operations Team, Booz Allen Hamilton. more...
Feb 26, 2008 February Software SIG Meeting February 26 -- "Are You Ready for an External Audit?" by: Carolyn Lincoln more...
Feb 21, 2008 February General Meeting February 21, 2008 - “Lean Six Sigma: From “Project-Based” to “Culture-Based” in a highly regulated industry” Presented by Ms. Sonja Cline, Director of Operations, RTS Unit, Lonza Walkersville more...
Feb 21, 2008 20th Quality Management Conference February 21 22, 2008 - 20th Quality Management Conference more...
Feb 13, 2008 February ISO 9000 UG Meeting February 13, 2008 - "Poke Yoke - Improving Process Quality" Facilitated by Kerry Higgins, Corporate Lead/Quality Leader, Baltimore Aircoil Company. more...
Jan 30, 2008 January Six Sigma SIG Meeting January 30, 2008 - “Getting senior management engaged in Six Sigma quality programs” Presented by Mr. Jack Littley, President and CEO, J&J Management Solutions more...
Jan 22, 2008 January Software SIG Meeting January 22, 2008 - "Added Sources of Costs in Maintaining COTS-Intensive Systems" Presented by Betsy Clark, PhD and Brad Clar, PhD. We've added a new location this month in Silver Spring! more...
Jan 19, 2008 Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Exam Refresher Course January 19 - February 23. more...
Jan 17, 2008 CANCELLED - January General Meeting CANCELLED Due to bad weather - January 17, 2008 - “Using ISO 9001 to enhance Six Sigma business performance" Presented by Mr. Eugene Kirsch. more...
Jan 9, 2008 CANCELED - ISO 9000 Users Group Mtg. 1/9/08 - ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting has been CANCELED. The next meeting is scheduled on February 13, 2008. Look for a meeting announcement regarding the topic and NEW location. more...
Jan 8, 2008 Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Certification Exam Refresher Course January 8 - February 26 more...
Dec 19, 2007 December Software SIG Meeting December 19, 2007 - "Independent Verification and Validation, Part 2" Carried over from the November meeting. Presented by Ms. Eva Freund. more...
Nov 28, 2007 November Software SIG Meeting November 28, 2007 - "Independent Verification and Validation" Presented by Evan Freund. more...
Nov 28, 2007 November Six Sigma SIG Meeting November 28, 2007 - “More Quality, Less Lawsuits” Presented by Mr. David J. Biss, President/Founder, Automotive Safety Analysis (ASA) Corporation more...
Nov 15, 2007 November General Meeting November 15, 2007 - “Risk Analysis and Management” Presented by Mr. Allen Burgenson, Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Lonza Walkersville, Inc. more...
Nov 15, 2007 Tips for Writing an Effective MPEA Application November 15, 2007 - MPEA Workshop "Tips For Writing an Effective MPEA Application" more...
Nov 14, 2007 November ISO 9000 UG Meeting November 14, 2007 - "Maturity Model or Conformity Standard: CMMi or ISO 9001: Which is Better?" Presented by Ms. Sophia Rouse. more...
Nov 13, 2007 Getting Started with MPEA and the Criteria for Performance Excellence November 13, 2007 - Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Workshop "Getting Started with MPEA and The Criteria For Performance Excellence" more...
Nov 6, 2007 WCBF - Six Sigma For Government Conference For information click here: http://www.wcbf.com/quality/5082/?source=calendar more...
Oct 30, 2007 October Software SIG Meeting October 30, 2007 - "My Life with Bugs, or, Why I Believe in Combinatorial Testing" Presented by Dr. Paul E. Black. more...
Oct 29, 2007 to Oct 30, 2007 VERIFY 2007 - International Software Testing Conference October 29 - 30, 2007 - VERIFY 2007 - International Software Testing Conference more...
Oct 24, 2007 October Six Sigma SIG Meeting October 24, 2007 - “A New Look at Change Management: Lessons Learned from New Product Development Practices." Presented by Ms. Cynthia Gilmer, President, Opus Plus. more...
Oct 18, 2007 October General Meeting October 18, 2007 - Please come and join us as we celebrate our Section’s 60th Birthday - Network with quality professionals from diverse industries, exchange experiences, share ideas, voice your suggestions, share a good meal, may be win a prize and end it with a piece of Birthday Cake. more...
Oct 10, 2007 October ISO 9000 UG Meeting October 10, 2007 - "Open Mike Night" more...
Sep 25, 2007 September Software SIG Meeting September 25, 2007 - "Software Estimation on a Shoe String." Presented by Mr. William D. Hart. more...
Sep 20, 2007 September General Meeting September 20, 2007 - "Compare and Contrast of Six Sigma and Project Management." Presented by Mr. Goeffrey Withnell. more...
Sep 19, 2007 September Six Sigma SIG Meeting September 19, 2007 - "Experiential Quality and the Future" Presented by Mr. Steven Wilson. more...
Sep 19, 2007 6th Annual QAI/QAAM Conference September 19-20, 2007 - "How to Manage and Control Your IT Projects" more...
Sep 12, 2007 September ISO 9000 UG Meeting September 12, 2007 - “ ISO 9000 and Human Dynamics: Breaking Through the Force Field” Presented by Laura Cottingham, PMP. more...
Aug 28, 2007 August Software SIG Meeting August 28, 2007 - "What’s New with the CMMI®?" Presented by Mr. G. Gordon Schulmeyer. more...
Aug 28, 2007 WCBF - Six Sigma in Defense Conference For details, click here: http://www.wcbf.com/quality/5077/ more...
Aug 16, 2007 Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Exam Refresher Course August 16 - October 18, 2007 more...
Aug 14, 2007 Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Certification Refresher Course August 14 - October 16, 2004. more...
Jul 24, 2007 July Software SIG Meeting July 24, 2007 - "Harmonization of Systems and Software Engineering Processes" Presented by Mr. James W. Moore. more...
Jul 11, 2007 July ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting July 11, 2007 - "Using the Baldrige Criteria as a Model for Continuous Improvement." Presented by Dr. Michael Perich. more...
Jun 26, 2007 June Software SIG Meeting June 26, 2007 - "Quality Techniques for Improving Software Project Management." Presented by Mr. Richard Eng of MITRE. more...
Jun 21, 2007 June General Meeting June 21, 2007 - “The Role of Relationships in Quality Management” Presented by Dr. Judith Pauley and Mr. Joseph Pauley, Kahler Communications. more...
Jun 13, 2007 June ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting June 13, 2007 - "Executives in the QMS - Role, Qualifications, Training Requirements, and Metrics for Effectiveness" Presented by Ms. Carol Cornwell. more...
May 30, 2007 May Six Sigma SIG Meeting May 30, 2007 - "Six Sigma in Quality Management Systems" Presented by Mr. Geoffrey Withnell. more...
May 22, 2007 May Software SIG Meeting May 22, 2007 - "The Eclipse Process Framework" Presented by Mr. Brian Lyons of Number Six Software, Inc. more...
May 22, 2007 Getting Started with MPEA and The Crtieria for Performance Excellence May 22, 2007 - Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Workshop "Getting Started with MPEA and The Criteria For Performance Excellence" more...
May 22, 2007 to May 23, 2007 ASQ Customer-Supplier Division Seminars May 22 - 23, 2007: Supplier Auditing/Supplier Certification Seminars (Two 1-day courses) presented by ASQ Customer-Supplier Division more...
May 17, 2007 May General Meeting May 17, 2007 - “The Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence: A Retrospective Look at its Evolution, and What It Represents” Presented by Mr. Robert Scanlon. more...
May 9, 2007 May ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting May 9, 2007 - "Reasons for Implementing a QMS and How They Affect Success" Presented by Mr. Geoffrey L. Withnell. more...
Apr 27, 2007 Tips For Writing an Effective MPEA Application April 27, 2007 - Maryland Performance Excellence Awards Workshop. "Tips For Writing an Effective MPEA Application" more...
Apr 25, 2007 April Six Sigma for Service SIG Meeting April 25, 2007 - “Understanding Throughput in Healthcare Services” Presented by Mr. Avery Collins. more...
Apr 24, 2007 April Software SIG Meeting April 24, 2007 - "CMMI Level 2 Within Six Months? No Way!" Presented by George Jackelen. more...
Apr 19, 2007 Society for Software Quality Washington, DC Area Chapter April 19, 2007 - "Security in the Software Lifecycle" Presented by Joe Jarzombek & Karen Goertzel. more...
Apr 19, 2007 April General Meeting April 19, 2007 - "Ins and Outs of Internal Auditing." Presented by Ms. Felicia Reed, Director of Quality, Harte-Hanks, Data Services Group. more...
Mar 28, 2007 March Six Sigma SIG Monthly Meeting March 28, 2007 - “Co-opetition in the Evolution of Six Sigma” Presented by Mr. Minh B. Tran. more...
Mar 27, 2007 March Software SIG Meeting March 27, 2007 - "Provably-Correct Software: Using “Coverage” And Other Techniques To Improve Application Quality." Presented by Richard Jacik. more...
Mar 23, 2007 ASQ Region 5 Member Leader Training March 23, 2007 - Free training for current ASQ member leaders or an ASQ member who is interested in becoming involved in their section a as Member Leader. more...
Mar 15, 2007 March General Meeting March 15, 2007 - "Statistical Sampling" Presented by Dr. N. Reddy Mannur. more...
Mar 14, 2007 March ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting March 14, 2007 - "Quality Objectives." A facilitated discussion with Mr. Gene Kirsch, Chair ISO 9000 Users Group. more...
Mar 12, 2007 MPEA 2007 Conference and Awards Ceremony March 12, 2007 - Maryland Performance Excellence Awards, 2007 Conference and Awards Ceremony more...
Feb 27, 2007 February Software SIG Meeting February 27, 2007 - "Independent Verification and Validation." Presented by Eva Freund. more...
Feb 15, 2007 February General Meeting February 15, 2007 - "A Change Management Strategy for Lean Six-Sigma Process Improvement Events." Presented by Rob Briede. more...
Feb 15, 2007 Baltimore Section - Breakfast Meeting February 15, 2007 - “Café Conversations on ISO 9001." more...
Jan 23, 2007 January Software SIG Meeting January 23, 2007 - "Being a Software Quality Professional" Presented by H. Taz Daughtrey. more...
Jan 18, 2007 January General Meeting January 18, 2007 - “All We Really Need to Know about being Successful Quality Professionals We Learned in Kindergarten!” Presented by Lindsey Howard. more...
Jan 10, 2007 January ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting January 10, 2007 - "The ISO 9000 Standards: What's new for 2008?" Presented by Mr. Richard Gillis. more...
Dec 21, 2006 December General Meeting No December General Meeting. The next Section 509 General meeting is January 18, 2007. The Section 509 executive committee wishes all of our associates a happy and safe holiday season. more...
Dec 13, 2006 ISO 9000 Users Group No December Users Group meeting. The ISO 9000 Users Group is taking a holiday break. The next meeting is January 10, 2007. more...
Nov 29, 2006 November Software SIG Meeting November 29, 2006 - "Managing the Risks of Risk Management" Presented by John E. Moore, Ph.D. more...
Nov 16, 2006 November General Meeting November 16, 2006 - Gaithersburg, MD. "Co-opetition in the Evolution of Six Sigma." Presented by Minh B. Tran. more...
Nov 8, 2006 November ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting November 8, 2006: "Process Verification Program" Presented by Mr. John Sharpe. more...
Oct 29, 2006 to Nov 2, 2006 To Win the Race - "Quality Drives Lean" October 29 - November 2, 2006 - Atlanta, Georgia more...
Oct 25, 2006 October Software SIG Meeting October 25, 2006 - The Open Source Quality Paradox: How Can Code Done Bad Be So Good? Presented by Terry Bollinger more...
Oct 24, 2006 to Oct 26, 2006 QAI/QAAM Conference October 24 - 26, 2006 - "Techniques and Tools for Solving IT Challenges" Baltimore, Maryland more...
Oct 19, 2006 October General Meeting October 19, 2006 - "A Continuous Improvement Simulation" Gaithersburg, Maryland more...
Oct 19, 2006 Third Annual Leadership Dialogue October 19, 2006 - "Leading in a Complex World" Chevy Chase, Maryland more...
Oct 11, 2006 ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting October 11, 2006 - Lanham, MD: "Internal Auditing Techniques." more...
Oct 10, 2006 to Oct 11, 2006 Verify 2006 - International Software Testing Conference October 10-11, 2006 - Crystal City, Virginia more...
Oct 6, 2006 National Quality Month Statistical Symposium October 6, 2006 - Penn State Great Valley more...
Oct 5, 2006 to Oct 6, 2006 ASQ Biomedical Division National Conference October 5 - 6, 2006 - Alexandria, Virginia more...
Oct 3, 2006 Executive Committee Meeting October 3, 2006 - Executive Committee Meeting. All members invited to attend. Contact Section Chair Wilfrid Amisial ([email protected]) for additional information. more...
Sep 24, 2006 to Sep 27, 2006 22nd IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance September 24-27, 2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania more...
Sep 21, 2006 September General Meeting September 21, 2006 - "Using Statistical Methods to Improve Biomedical Quality." Presented by Mr. Steven Walfish, President, Statistical Outsourcing Services. more...
Sep 21, 2006 to Sep 22, 2006 2006 Lean Accounting Summit September 21-22, 2006 - Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida more...
Sep 19, 2006 September Software SIG Meeting September 19, 2006 - "The Project Manager As Houdini - Escaping the Triple Contraint." Presented by James Ward, Management Consultant. more...
Sep 13, 2006 ISO 9000 Users Group - 10 Year Anniversary! September 13, 2006 - Come celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the ISO 9000 Users Group! Join our panel participants Roger Evans, Richard Gillis, and Norm Moreau to discuss "the last 10 years..." more...
Sep 6, 2006 Executive Committee Meeting September 6, 2006 - Executive Committee Meeting. All members invited to attend. Contact Section Chair Wilfrid Amisial ([email protected]) for additional information. more...
Aug 22, 2006 August Software SIG Meeting August 22, 2006 - "An Efficient Method for Verifying Contractor Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Level." Presented by Carol Klingler of the MITRE Corporation. more...
Aug 1, 2006 Executive Committee Meeting August 1, 2006 - Executive Committee Meeting. All members invited to attend. Contact Section Chair Wilfrid Amisial ([email protected]) for additional information. more...
Jul 18, 2006 International Conference on Agile Manufacturing July 18 - 21, 2006 Norfolk, VA. Largest conference on Agile/Lean Manufacturing in mid-Atlantic, Academic and Industry Tracks, Panel Discussions, National and International Speakers, and Pre-Conference Workshops. 10% conference discount to ASQ Section 509 members! more...
Jul 12, 2006 July ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting July 12, 2006. Ms. Angie Gibson, Ingenium Contracts Manager, will present on the importance of contract administration and vendor relationships to provide quality products/services to customers. more...
Jun 15, 2006 June General Meeting June 15, 2006 - “Delmarva Foundation’s Baldrige Journey & Local Healthcare Quality Initiatives." Presented by Deneen M. Richmond, MHA, RN, Executive Director, Delmarva Foundation of the District of Columbia more...
Jun 14, 2006 June ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting June 14, 2006 - "Maryland Performance Excellence Awards" Presented by Ms. Marty Stephens, Univerity of Maryland, College Park more...
Jun 6, 2006 June Executive Committee Meeting June 6, 2006 - Meeting of ASQ Section 509 Executive Committee to conduct section business. Members are invited to attend and participate. Contact Mr. Scott Ankrum, Chair ([email protected]) for further information. more...
Jun 1, 2006 June Software SIG Meeting June 1, 2006 - "Success at SW CMM Level 3 But Not at Level 4, Lessons Learned. Presented by Mr. Alfred Florence of MITRE Corporation. more...
May 18, 2006 May General Meeting May 18, 2006 - "Using Scorecards to Improve Organizational Performance" Presented by CDR James M. Simpson, United States Public Health Service more...
May 10, 2006 May ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting May 10, 2006 - “Creating Sustainable Improvement with ISO 9001” by Mr. Gene Ritz. Mr. Ritz is retired from IBM with over 30 years experience in a broad range of organizational disciplines including software development, quality management (ISO, CMM, Baldrige), project management, systems engineering, marketing, human resources, training, finance, and management development. Private consulting practice for 10 years focusing on the quality management and the development of ISO compliant quality management systems. more...
May 9, 2006 May Executive Committee Mtg. May 9, 2006 - Meeting of ASQ Section 509 Executive Committee to conduct section business. Members are invited to attend and participate. Contact Mr. Scott Ankrum, Chair ([email protected]) for further information. more...
Apr 26, 2006 April Software Special Interest Group Meeting April 26, 2006 - "The Case for the New V-Model" Presented by Alfred Kromholz, Lead Systems Engineer with The MITRE Corporation more...
Apr 20, 2006 April General Meeting April 20, 2006 - “American Customer Satisfaction Index” Presented by Dr. Andrew H. (Jack) West, Former ASQ President, Consultant, Six Sigma Adventures EXTRA! Rick Litts, Regional Director of ASQ Region 5, will talk briefly on the role of the regional director, Region 5, and ASQ’s strategic themes. more...
Apr 12, 2006 April ISO 9000 Users Group Mtg. Date: April 12, 2006. The topic of the meeting is Discussion: ISO 9001 Certification - the Value Proposition. There are any number of reasons why a firm makes the commitment and becomes certified. Staying certified is the challenge. And what are the trends? What are other companies doing? Are they maintaining their certifications? Are they adding certifications and other assessments? And how can we, the Users Group, better serve the membership? more...
Mar 23, 2006 March Software Special Interest Group Meeting "Test Generation from UML Specifications." Presented by Michael A. Gray, Associate Professor, American University more...
Mar 16, 2006 March 2006 General Meeting March 16, 2006 - "Lean Six Sigma" Presented by John Boccio, Sr. Staff Systems Engineer with Lockheed Martin. The speaker will present an overview of Lean Six Sigma and some of the model’s techniques that help to improve product and service performance. The presentation considers analyzing the market, customer needs, management commitment, use of mapping and measurement tools, and invoking lean techniques. It examines how the Lean Goals of improving quality, eliminating waste, decreasing lead time and reducing costs result in picking the best solution and maximizing financial returns. more...
Feb 16, 2006 February 2006 General Meeting "Delivering a CMMI Compliant Project Plan in 30 Minutes" Presented by Kevin Schaaff, Intelligence Systems Division Managerfor Process Management with Northrup Grumman Mission Systems. more...
Feb 8, 2006 ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting The topic of the meeting is Planning: Mission, Vision and Strategy. This meeting will be a discussion of the vision, mission and strategy of the ISO 9000 Users Group. In addition, the content and arrangement of ISO 9000 and ISO 9000 Users Group information on the ASQ 509 Section web site will be discussed. more...
Jan 25, 2006 January Software Special Interest Group Meeting "Structured Assurance Cases: Three Common Standards." Presented by Scott Ankrum of the MITRE Corporation more...
Jan 19, 2006 January General Meeting “Benchmarking Construction Industry Best Practices." Presented by Economist Dr. Robert E. Chapman, Building Research and Fire Laboratory, National Institute of Standards & Technology. more...
Jan 11, 2006 ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting “Using Risk Management to Assess Effective Performance under ISO 9001 in COTS Implementations.” This is a preview of a presentation that will be made to the 14th Annual Conference on ISO 9000, to be held in March 2006. more...
Nov 22, 2005 Software Special Interest Group Meeting November SSIG Meeting Announcement more...
Nov 17, 2005 November General Meeting - The MCPS Journey of Continuous Improvement November General Meeting Announcement more...
Nov 9, 2005 ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting November ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting Announcement Registration is not necessary. See you at the meeting! more...
Oct 12, 2005 ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting The October 12, 2005 meeting of the ISO 9000 Users Group will be held at the Honeywell offices in Lanham. The meeting will start at 5:30 pm. Attendees are invited to participate in the networking, free pizza and soft drink portion of the meeting. Note – This is our anniversary meeting. This... more...
Sep 15, 2005 to Oct 15, 2005 ASQ 509's New Web Site - The Grand Opening Come see the unveiling of the Washington DC Section's new website! more...
Sep 14, 2005 ISO 9000 Users Group The next ISO 9000 Users Group Meeting more...
Dec 31, 1969 No July Lean Six Sigma Meeting We are on a summer break. Join us in September. more...

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