2010/2011 Nominations for Section Officers
and Other Volunteer Leadership Positions
| The nominations for elected officers for the 2010/2011 term include: | |
| Chair Elect | Larry Stern |
| Secretary | Dennis Murray |
| Treasurer | Walt Bryant |
| Committee chairs who have accepted appointments are: | |
| Phil Nielsen | Examining Chair |
| Mike Rowley | Auditing Chair |
| Jody Conyers | Certification/Recertification Chair |
| We are still seeking: | |
| Nominating Chair | Click on positions for job descriptions |
| Program Chair | |
| Education Chair | |
| QMP Chair | |
Please contact Terra.Stern@ssdglobal.net if you are interested in this position. |
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CPEx 2009 Quest for Excellence VIII Event
I have been on the Board of Directors for Colorado Performance
Excellence (CPEx) for the past 6 years because I believe excellent
performance and continuous improvement are at the core of
sustainability and success. Once a year CPEx showcases high
performing organizations at our Quest for Excellence Event. This
year's Quest will be held on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at the Marriott South at
Park Meadows in Lone Tree, Colorado.
Throughout the day, CPEx and Baldrige recipients share their journeys
to excellence, focusing on creating value and results in turbulent
times. Baldrige recipients City of Coral Springs, FL (1st ever
municipality), Cargill Corn Milling, and Colorado's own Poudre Valley
Health Systems will be featured speakers and workshop providers.
This single day event brings some of the best organizations in the
U.S. and Colorado together for you. The CPEx Quest event offers new
and different ideas for improvement and a renewed energy about what is
possible. I urge you share this with your respective organization and
to seriously consider attending yourself.
You can learn more or just sign up right now through this link: http://coloradoexcellence.org/
ASQ Chapter
1300 Strategic Planning Goal:
Support Nonprofit Organization with Quality Oriented Services
Denver Chapter 1300 of the American Society for Quality is supporting the Colorado Performance Excellence (CPEx) organization in becoming a role model for other organizations in using information technology to support effective process management processes. CPEx strives to recognize and advance the efforts of Colorado organizations dedicated to performance excellence. Formed in 1999 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, CPEx provides its customers with education, assessment, and sharing/networking opportunities focused on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award criteria, adapted to CPEx.
CPEx's primary services are:
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Assessment against the CPEx/Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence with feedback and a progressive (i.e., multi-level) award program for applicants
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Education of organizations to promote understanding and implementation of the performance excellence principles embodied in the CPEx/Baldrige Criteria, and of individuals for assessing applicants against the criteria
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Sharing and networking to promote transfer and building of performance excellence knowledge assets in the Colorado community
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To deliver assessment services, CPEx conducts an annual cycle for applicant organizations including assessment (and site visits, if merited), written feedback, improvement feedback to CPEx, and awards (if merited).
CPEx subsists almost entirely on unpaid volunteers and has one paid employee, a part-time Executive Director. Volunteers represent nearly every public and private sector in the state of Colorado, and include front-line and executive-level professionals. With support and coordination from the Executive Director, work is achieved by volunteer committees organized around the Baldrige categories.
Chapter 1300 members David Briggs, Maureen McDevitt, and Eric Sloan are participating as members of CPEx's Process Management Category Team to determine the key aspects of CPEx's process management, including key product, service, and business processes for creating customer and organizational value and key support processes. The Team is working towards achieving the following goals in 2005:
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Work with Category Teams and process team leaders to identify and map 80% of key CPEx value creation and support processes (~50 processes by the end of 2005);
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Ensure that all key CPEx value creation and support processes have clearly defined and effectively used process metrics (effectiveness and efficiency).
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Develop and deploy an effective process management and improvement Methodology for CPEx.
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Utilize the capabilities of the Nimbus Control-ES software mapping tool effectively.
The results of preliminary process mapping performed by the Process Management Category Team was summarized in the presentation "Process Management by Example: Colorado Performance Excellence (CPEx) for All to See" by David Hooper and David Kilpatrick at the Rocky Mountain Quality Conference on April 19, 2005.
Call for Section Officers and Volunteers
March is the month when Section 1300 traditionally recruits volunteers and section officers for the upcoming section year, June 2007 to May, 2008. Section Officer positions coming open include Section Chair, Chair Elect or Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. In addition, there are several volunteer positions as Committee Chairs that will come open by the end of this year.
Section 1300 is traditionally strong in the area of member participation, and this is your chance to help our section out in the coming year. Benefits of becoming involved in Section Leadership include the following:
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Fairly minimal time commitments. Section 1300 holds 10 Monthly Membership meetings and 10 Leadership Committee meetings during a normal section year, and we do not carry on section activities in the summer. This means commitment to attend only 20 meetings during your time in whatever function you should choose.
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Hanging out with the in-crowd. Leadership committee meetings are traditionally times of fun, good food, and comradeship among Leadership Committee members and volunteers. Our chosen Leadership Committee meeting spot for this year is Gaetano's Italian Restaurant at the intersection of 38th and Vallejo streets in what once was Denver's Little Italy. Gaetano's was once owned by the Smaldone organized-crime family, and was once headquarters for the gang's gambling, loansharking, and money laundering activities. In fact, it still has a bullet-proof glass front door left over from the old days. The restaurant is now owned by Mayor Hickenlooper but still boasts the same old Italian neighborhood atmosphere and great traditional Italian-American food.
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A little something for your resume. As we all know, employer requirements are getting ever more stringent, and assuming a leadership role in our society could be just the thing that sets you out for the crowd during your next job search or consideration for promotion.
If
you're interested in participating in section leadership, please contact
Section Nominating Chair, J.J. Beazeale at j.j.breazeale@asqdenver.org and/
or plan to attend our Section business meeting on March 28th.
Accredited Quality Management System Registrar Seeks Input into Policies and Procedures
02/14/09
An accredited quality management system registrar, located in Denver, Colorado is seeking industry users of ISO-certified products and services (and ISO certified organizations) to provide input to our Policies and Procedures Committee. This will be a voluntary Advisory Council who provides input for the direction of organizational policies and procedures related to registration services focusing on conflict of interest concerns and industry needs. To participate on this council, members must be willing to make 15 minute presentations to our committee regarding conflict of interest concerns and industry needs.
Please send resume and/or describe your experience and provide references to info@platinumregistration.com and reference Advisory Council in the subject line.
ASQ Boulder Monthly Membership Meeting
November 19, 2009
Meeting Date and Time: November 19, 2009; 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Tutorial Topic: Resources for People in Job Search - Tanja Beshar
Feature Topic: How to Influence Management - Joe Wojniak
Feature Abstract: Have you ever been frustrated with trying to get people to do things the right way? This is a challenge we all face, unfortunately people with technical backgrounds are faced with a "language" barrier when discussing issues with other departments. Even technically trained people may not have a background in quality techniques or if they are familiar with the tools their departmental objectives may seem contrary to our own. "How to Influence Management" presents techniques and strategies for becoming influential within the organization
Place: Coviden Corporation; 5920 Longbow Dr., Boulder, CO 80301
Direction: On HWY 119 between Boulder and Longmont from HWY 119 turn South on 63rd Street right from Boulder, Left from Longmont Turn West (right) on LongBow Dr, 5920 Longbow Dr is on the Left. Please enter through the "Cafeteria" doors where you will be required to check in and will be directed to the meeting room location.
NOTE: Free and Open to the Public. Pizza and soda are free during the social hour.
