Quality Management: The Common Thread of Good Practice (Part 2)-Quality Metrics and Methods for Tracking, Trending, and Improving Concrete Construction (Recorded Presentation)

Quality Metrics and Methods for Tracking, Trending, and Improving Concrete Construction (Recorded Presentation)

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The presentation emphasizes the importance of implementing quality programs tailored to an organization's specific needs and culture, rather than relying on standardized, cookie-cutter plans. It outlines the three stages of implementing such programs: initial positivity, the grinding phase where implementation becomes laborious, and eventually questioning effectiveness. The speaker highlights the modern definition of quality as focusing on developing skills and knowledge to achieve goals, akin to teamwork, and underscores that quality is about simplicity, culture, and empowerment. The talk compares quality strategy to adaptable basketball offenses, stressing the need for organizations to continuously adapt and redefine quality metrics according to their unique environments and objectives. Tools such as an Opportunities for Improvement app exemplify how technology can facilitate dynamic quality management by collecting, categorizing, and implementing field data effectively. In summary, the talk promotes a flexible, culturally attuned approach to quality programs that integrate knowledge management and ongoing improvement.

Keywords

quality programs

organizational culture

adaptability

knowledge management

continuous improvement

technology integration