The Chartered Quality Institute

Tools & techniques iconQuality tools and techniques

This course provides an overview of the quality tools available and a number of these tools have been selected by the CQI for a detailed review and use during the event. The tools have been selected for their practical applicability and simplicity and each tool is presented in its most basic application. This is for ease of understanding and some guidance is given to delegates on how the tools may be used in a more detailed and sophisticated way.

Course content

  • defining an organisation's purpose and developing objectives (includes SWOT and PEST analysis and Hoshin)
  • the value of organisational culture and the role of competencies
  • management team time analysis
  • customer care and quality function deployment
  • value analysis
  • the 7 original tools
  • the 7 new tools
  • Decision Tree
  • The Japanese Practice of 5 S

Who should attend

Managers, process owners, quality professionals and consultants, looking to refresh their skills in the selected quality tools and techniques

Course style

  • practical skills development exercises - case studies
  • interactive discussion and participation throughout the course
  • group work activities

Pre Course Requirements

No specific knowledge or skills are required.

Venue

All courses are run at our headquarters near Hyde Park Corner in London. See Inside the CQI for more information about the venue.

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Course list

This CQI Training course meets the Body of Quality Knowledge (BOQK) requirements for the following elements: 1.3, 3.10, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6
It can be used to support your application for CQI corporate membership using the experiential route. Apply the acquired skills and the knowledge in your workplace and use the outcomes as evidence of competence.