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Here you'll find content that will help grow your Quality and Reliability IQ and develop Quality Thinking.

"The key to success is dedication to life-long learning." — Stephen Covey

Download "Reasons to use quality & reliability early and iteratively in new product development and ways to do it"

Download our free guide. We look at common product development processes and include a practical guide of how to make them better, integrated with quality and reliability. Download here.

Quality during Design.com & the "Quality during Design Podcast"

We offer courses for product design engineers. Our website is also educational: podcast, blog, videos and more dedicated to sharing resources, practical advice, and problem-solving techniques for quality thinking throughout the design cycle.

"Dianna Deeney has launched a podcast that focuses on both the need and the 'how to' include quality and reliability in your design. Both entertaining and thoughtful, the shows are well done and worth subscribing." — Fred Schenkelberg at Accendo Reliability

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Dianna's Blog of Strategic Quality Thinking

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Understanding the Purposes behind Kaizen

You’ve heard of kaizen but are not sure what it is. Is it the right methodology for your project or organization? Should you host a kaizen event? Before we really talk about kaizen, we need to talk about Lean. Lean is a philosophy, a way a company operates. A company that is Lean is focused…

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Considering Production Equivalence during Test

Testing Designs from Prototype vs. Production Processes – what’s the difference and why does it matter? What is production equivalence?

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Quality and Cross-Functional Teams

I’m a fan of cross-functional teams. My main reason is that the different perspectives that each person brings from their respective areas of the business helps create a more complete vision of product and performance risk. Part of quality (and design!) means assessing and managing risk, and I’ve seen time and again the power of bringing people together: better understanding,…