PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP DAY
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12:00 pm Lunch & Networking
Establishing a Quality Management Program
1:00 pm Developing a Robust Quality Management Program Despite Limited Resources
Synopsis
- Structuring a robust but easy to implement system that can be put into place without dedicated QA/QC personnel
- Exploring how you can utilize existing corporate processes, such as performance management systems to support Quality and share the work among staff
- Navigating the development of new processes effectively in a time of company growth
Advancing Quality Management Programs at Scale
1:00 pm Creating a Flexible Quality Program That Can Be Successfully Applied Across Different Offices & Disciplines
Synopsis
- Agreeing upon and tracking the fundamental principles being implemented by everyone to ensure a foundational level of quality and consistency firmwide
- Accommodating for flexibility in your corporate framework to adhere to different client standards and priorities across markets
- Ensuring accessibility to technical knowledge and subject matter experts despite being geographically dispersed
- Taking best practices from different models of implementation globally to cross-pollinate and improve across silos
3:00 pm Afternoon Refreshments
3:30 pm Exploring Best Practices for Conducting Highly Effective Quality Reviews
Synopsis
- Deciphering the must address vs the nice to address for a highly impactful quality review
- Striking the balance between thorough quality reviews and time-efficiency: How can you make sure reviews are consistently conducted?
- Creating the training and guidance to support your teams conducting great reviews firm-wide
- Highlighting the importance of verification of review feedback and how you can consistently achieve this
3:30 pm Creating a Program That Can Scale Up & Down Depending on Project Size to Ensure Quality Isn’t Sacrificed on Smaller Projects
Synopsis
- Analyzing the components of a robust quality management program and determining what can be scaled down when executing a small project with limited resources
- Establishing the appropriate team to be able to address the right-size project
- Determining the right allocation of resources based on project size, complexity, and associated risk • Piloting small scale programs to ensure ease of integration and adoption, before scaling firm-wide