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Thursday, January 18th, 2018. Chris Olson - Vice President of PNMR’s Utility Operations will discuss the fundamental transformation occurring in the electric industry and PNM’s strategy to achieve a more carbon free generation portfolio. PNM, New Mexico’s largest electric utility, is on a path to achieve over 50% carbon free electric generation by 2024. The migration towards higher renewable penet...
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Thursday, November 16th: David Infante, Continuous Improvement Consultant True improvement is only possible when there is clear future direction that’s been translated into meaningful, measurable targets for all levels of the organization. Progress is only possible when the right data is being collected, is accurate and readily accessible to those with the ability to respond to it. This present...
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Thursday, October 26th: David Hunt and Pharmaceutical project directors and managers from Veteran Affairs Cooperative Studies Program Clinical Research Pharmacy Coordinating Center (VACSPCRPCC) will provide real-life insights on how to harmonize project management processes into the highly-regulated environment of clinical trial design and management. Additionally, the group will share some of the...
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Thursday, September 28th: This interactive workshop will introduce Gilbert’s 6 Boxes, a practical tool for analyzing and overcoming the root causes that inhibit performance improvement in quality and other change initiatives. Take your human performance technology (HPT) knowledge back to the office and practice on your own workplace challenges using an analytical checklist approach. Claudia has...
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Thursday, August 24th: Join our game show host, and Sandia National Laboratories Principal Scientist, Dr. Ted Kreifels, in a fast-paced Jeopardy game highlighting Quality processes, measures, and tools. Meant to educate and entertain, this month’s seminar is a quiz competition, applicable across all industries. Show off your Quality knowledge and don’t forget to frame your responses in the form of...
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Thursday, July 27th: David Vedera, Founder and President BV Alan Consulting, will be presenting "Synchronizing People and Processes - Practical Application of How to Maximize Output." There’s only one way to achieve high productivity over the long term: make it about results! Join us to gain insight to integrate benchmarking when building Position Expectations and to leverage the proven steps o...
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Thursday, June 22, 2017, we'll be taking a break from our monthly seminar series and instead will have an evening networking event to relax and visit with colleagues and quality professionals. 5:00 - 7:30 pm Claim Jumper Restaurant (on the Veranda) 5001 Jefferson St., NE  87109 (Just east of I-25 where Jefferson crosses the freeway) Reservations are requested by Friday, June 16, 2017 $10 Non-...
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Thursday, May 25th, Patricia Goodson, Process Engineer for Presbyterian Healthcare Services, will be presenting on "A Quality Process:  Cascading Strategic Mission, Vision and Values." Congratulations!  You've got your Organizational Why aka your Strategic Mission, Vision and Values...now What?  And How? Join us in reviewing a case study of Presbyterian Hospital's Pharmacy Lean Model Cell; utili...
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Thursday, April 20th, Sam Hatchell, Corporate Quality Manager for Jaynes Corporation, will be presenting on "Using Performance Excellence to Drive Customer Engagement." Using the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence can seem overwhelming.  Jaynes has succeeded in applying the Criteria to the current organizational "Top Concern."  Walk through a customer focus Top Concern where the...
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Thursday, March 23rd, John Reed will be presenting on Quality Strategies. Some of the best strategies to improve quality begin with taking a deep look at how your customer views your organization and how they perceive quality.  Truly understanding your customer - a "customer-centric" approach to strategy - helps you focus on what they value most.  No matter what the activity, developing a custome...
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