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by Stanley Cherkasky
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Companies
of all sizes can benefit from a variety of local, state and federal
funding assistance programs to improve their quality management systems
and upgrade employee skills. This broad definition covers ISO, Six
Sigma, Lean, change management, leadership and basic skills training.
Some of these programs offer matching funds while others provide tax
credits. A few even bestow outright grants. However, gaining access
to—and understanding—these funding programs can be a daunting task.
That's why it pays to select a management consulting firm that knows how
to navigate these often bewildering waters.
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complete article in the
SGS Newsletter.
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the entire article (PDF)
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The Third Dimension of Quality Leadership
by John Leach |
The third dimension of quality leaders is to create
an ethical and principle-centered organization of people. Dick
DeVos, President of Amway, observes: "Putting principle above matter can
mean short-term losses or letting an opportunity slip by." Yet, he
believes that, "...in the the long run, the principle-centered
organization not only builds a good reputation, it reaps greater
profits."
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Is your Consulting Firm your ISO Business
Partner?
by Stanley Cherkasky |
There are
significant benefits of ISO registration, and marketing it is the key to
accelerating short and long-term growth of sales. Your marketing effort
can be streamlined and inexpensive - just by following a few tried and
proven guidelines. First, this article focuses on the benefits of
registration; second it explores a number of creative actions you can
take to promote your ISO registration.
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Lessons Learned from Integrated
Management Systems by
Sanford Liebesman, Ph.D. |
In September 2005, Quality Progress published my
standards column
describing the relationship between ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 and the
Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) basic internal control tool, the COSO guidance
document.
COSO is used to satisfy the key requirement in section 404 of SOX that
the
organization have an effective system of internal control. In March
2006, Quality Progress published my standards column describing feedback
from 8 case studies conducted by the SOX Team.
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How ISO 9001 and 14001 Support
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
by Sanford Liebesman, Ph.D. |
SOX mandates a system of internal controls to
manage risk in the organization. A system published by the COSO
Committee in 1992 provides the basis for internal controls used by many
organizations. This system is the foundation for good governance which
preceded SOX.
There are five components of the COSO internal controls:
Control environment: Information and Communication; Risk Management;
Monitoring; and Control Activities.
Let us compare these components of COSO internal controls with
requirements of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
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