Quality Management Career Overview
Quality management is the discipline of managing quality processes in organizations. Quality in its classic definition is a degree of excellence. We seek quality in everything, from the food we eat to the air we breathe and the products we consume and use. In fact in this environment of competition it is quality that sets products and services apart from others.
Applying quality principles to business processes also helps in creating a high performing organisation with motivated and satisfied staff. It helps in reducing or removing redundant processes and in cost savings that ultimately helps improve bottom line margins.
Quality Management Career Path
According to the American Society for Quality (ASQ, USA), Quality professionals can be organized into 3 categories based on their job description and work experience.
The beginner quality professionals includes; quality inspector, quality technician, quality associate and quality coordinator.
The mid-career quality professionals includes; quality supervisor, quality auditors, quality analyst, quality specialist, quality green belt and quality engineer.
The senior-career quality professionals includes; quality managers, quality black belt, quality consultant, quality director, quality green belt and quality executive.