Quality Management

Vision, Mission, Culture

“Leaders must create the vision, determine the mission, and define the cultural values on which the strategy is established.” Leonard &...

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The Aim!

“The aim proposed here for any organization is for everybody to gain – stockholders, employees, suppliers, customers, community, the...

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Challenges for 2015

In a survey of private builders in 2015 Charlie Scott found 3 top challenges. 1. Employee turnover 2. Cycle time increasing ...

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Risk Management Tips

Risk management tips to consider as you benefit from green improvements and construction. http://riskconversation.com/blog/business/2015/03...

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Cost of Quality: The Math Behind $10K

Initial research suggests there could be as much as $10,000, or an additional 2.5 percentage points in margin, that can be gained per house...

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NHQA Best Practices

NHQA recipients provide example of the best in our industry. Applying takes work and being open to receiving feedback on how to improve...

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There is always an Excuse

There is always an excuse why not to use NHQA to drive improvement in your business or why not to apply The same excuses are used in other...

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DOE Report Recommends NHQA

A US Dept of Energy Study recommends NHQA as a key step in driving Quality “The (NHQA) feedback reports and the site visits are invaluable...

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Successful Project Management

64% of projects are successful 17% of organizations have a high maturity level of project management 13.5% of every dollar is at risk in a...

Quality Management

Below is a quote from an online article by Professional Builder Magazine. While this is interesting the real issue here is: What lessons...

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