Construction Quality Week 2020 will fall on our first anniversary and we are celebrating it on
November 20, 2020!
CQM Community is happy to be part of a new tradition forming in the Construction Industry. Similar to the Safety Community holding annual “Construction Safety Week”, a number of Construction Quality enthusiasts and activists are planning to start a tradition for the CQM Community.
CQM.US is happy to offer its resources for this cause and extends a helping hand to those interested in promoting awareness on Construction Quality Excellence.
Some of the organizations and entities striving to achieve the goals set forth for a successful “Construction Quality Week” are:
Advancing Construction Quality
Construction Quality Executives Council
If your organization would like to be part of the “Construction Quality Week” initiative. Now is the right time to join! Drop us a line at: join@cqm.us
Quality Talks and Interviews
To celebrate, we have invited Quality Experts and Construction Leaders to discuss their perspective on the status of Construction Quality Management, Career path in this field, and trends for the future.
The programs will be broadcasted live on youtube and our guests will be invited to our November 20, 2020 Zoom Meeting for a live interaction with event’s participants.
Please subscribe to CQM Youtube Channel to get notified about the interview’s live feed from November 16th to 19th from 4:30 pm.
Here are some of our Quality Expert guests:
Here is our first interview with Mr. Joe Quattrochi, P.E. from Walsh Group:
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Construction Quality Week 2020
In the CQW2020, we had a blast of Quality Talks with Quality Professionals from National and International expertise on various topics and concluded that for a successful Quality Program, a proper Quality Culture is needed within an organization.
Components of a successful Quality Program are:
- Quality Culture: Develop your Philosophy, Methodology, and Processes
- Integration: Holistic approach integrated in all aspects through Quality PMO
- Experience: The right experience in the right direction and collect Lessons
- Education: Proper Training to “sharpen the saw” and learn best practices
- Recognition: Drive-out Fear by promoting, recognizing, and rewarding Quality Efforts
- Network: Promote Quality Excellence and Collaborate with like-minded professionals
All these components are essential but you cannot establish an environment of trust and teamwork in a learning organization without proper Quality Culture that promotes and rewards finding issues and continuously improving without driving out fear by encouraging involvement and collaboration.
Building Blocks of creating the correct Quality Culture:
- Define and outline Values
- Train team members in Quality Expectations
- Design the proper size QMS and establish a Quality PMO
- Perform Knowledge Management and share Best Practices & Lessons
- Communicate clearly & seek feedback regularly
- Drive out fear through Recognition Programs and rewarding quality efforts
Finally, to put all these components together and fit all the best practices in a customized methodology for your organization, a Quality Project Management Office (QPMO) will be the best vehicle to transform your Quality Program.
Functions and Benefits of a Quality PMO:
- Set Strategic Plans and direct tactics
- Develop Standards, Methodologies, and Processes
- Organizational Change Management
- Integrated Project Delivery Management
- Administration and Support
- Knowledge Management & Collect Lessons
- Talent Management & Training
- Recognize & Reward Quality Efforts
The summary of the discussions was presented by Dr. Emari, and is available below:
To watch individual Quality Talks, please go to our CQM YouTube Channel Construction Quality Week 2020 Playlist for videos. https://cqm.us/cqw-tv
Shortcuts to videos:
- Joe Quattrochi, PE (Walsh): https://cqm.us/joe-cqw
- Dr. Chad Dorgan, PE (CQEC): https://cqm.us/chad-cqw
- Ed Caldeira (FTQ360): https://cqm.us/ed-cqw
- Dr. Mumtaz Usmen, PE (WSU): https://cqm.us/usmen-cqw
- Laurie Stidham, PMP (AECOM): https://cqm.us/laurie-cqw
- Rita Brown (BCC+): https://cqm.us/rita-cqw
- Hussain Bandukwala (Parvaaz): https://cqm.us/hussain-cqw
- Leslie Accardo (PEAA): https://cqm.us/leslie-cqw
- Dr. Eugenio Jaramillo, MBA (FIU): https://cqm.us/geno-cqw
- Dr. Tarik Najib, PE (PCC): https://cqm.us/tarik-cqw
You may access their LinkedIn Profiles by using the same shortcut without the ‘-cqw’
Then the community gathered for an hour on Friday, November 20, 2020, to network and see each other in a live face to face meeting. Zoom platform was used to video conference and share thoughts. The complete discussion was live on CQM YouTube Channel. Subscribe to the channel to get notifications for future live events. The video is currently available at the end of the YouTube CQW2020 Playlist on CQM Channel: https://cqm.us/tvs
It was concluded that we should invite more members from the Owner type organizations as well as the Architectural firms interested in improving the status of Construction Quality. In addition, members requested that this must be an ongoing effort throughout the year, so meeting once a year for Construction Quality Week is not enough. Although PMIGL CQM Meetings are on a quarterly basis, participation from other PMI Chapters will increase the frequency of the meetings.
Future CQM Events
- March 30, 21 – USGBC Detroit : LEED for PMPs
- June 29, 21 – AIA Detroit : Integrated Project Delivery
- September 28, 21 – LEAN Construction Institute : Value Streaming
- November 17, 21 – Construction Quality Week 2021
More information on the Construction Quality Week will be available on http://constructionqualityweek.com
Please don’t hesitate to send us your feedback on how to improve our programs by completing this simple form: https://cqm.us/feedback
See you in March 2021
Shortcut to this article is available via https://cqm.us/cqw2020
Construction Management Career Fair
Following the main networking event, we will host a Career Fair Breakout Session for each participating company with students from the following Construction Management Programs and Universities:
Construction-related companies interested to join can drop a line to jp@cqm.us and request to hold a booth in a breakout session for interaction with candidates.
The Year in Review
The slides below are part of the Slide Deck that will be displayed at the 19th Annual Symposium to show the CQM Community effort in promoting the PMBoK framework for Construction Project Management!
PMIGLC Construction Quality Week Celebration
Come celebrate Construction Quality Week with us!
PMIGLC is pleased to celebrate Construction Quality Week with the Construction Community in 2020! This celebration event will be held on the Zoom platform where Construction Project Management Professionals and Construction Quality Experts will gather in a friendly online conference to network, collaborate, and share thoughts on Career Development. Emerging Professionals and Construction Management students from WSU, LTU, CMU, UofM, and FIU are welcome to join this event and participate in the Zoom meeting. We are inviting recruiters from Construction Companies to join our celebration and create breakout rooms with interested parties to further discuss expectations and career opportunities.
There is no PDU for participating in this event. The event is free, but due to limited seat availability, you must register for this event.
Please click here for the Cancellation Policy & Informed Consent Release.
More information will be available on this page and future home of “Construction Quality Week” at http://constructionqualityweek.com
If your organization would like to be part of the “Construction Quality Week” initiative. Now is the right time to join! Drop us a line at: join@cqm.us
