Sustain gains achieved in building material quality control through control and review.
Building Quality Control Systems for Building Materials Received on Site
A concise, decision-focused programme covering building material quality control end to end.
Course Overview
Improvement in building material quality control that is not measured tends to be reversed quietly. Inspection catches problems in quality control; it does not prevent them. This programme builds the quality and productivity management discipline from first principles, without padding and without omitting what matters. The version of building material quality control described in the manual and the version practised on the floor tend to diverge over time. The course leaves participants able to diagnose weaknesses in the wider quality and productivity management agenda before they become incidents. Post-incident reviews keep identifying weaknesses in quality control that were visible long before the incident. The method assumes participants will be challenged on their handling of building material quality control and prepares them for it. The programme suits teams tackling quality control together as readily as individuals attending alone. The programme ends where implementation begins, with the practice within quality and productivity management broken into steps someone can start on Monday.
Expected Learning Outcomes
Select indicators that show whether quality control is improving, and reject those that only look useful.
Sequence improvements to building material quality control so that each step makes the next one easier.
Adapt recognised practice on quality control to local constraints without hollowing it out.
Build a continuous improvement routine around building material quality control that survives busy periods.
Reduce waste and non-value-adding steps in quality control.
Calculate the cost of poor quality attributable to building material quality control.
Who Should Attend
Newly appointed managers taking on building material quality control for the first time.
Production and operations supervisors delivering quality control.
Department managers accountable for productivity of building material quality control.
Managers of multi-site operations seeking consistency in quality control.
Health, safety and environmental staff whose systems integrate with building material quality control.
Internal auditors examining quality control.
Course Modules
Building material quality control: mapping the process as actually performed
2 sessions · 8 pointsSession 1Mapping building material quality control as it is done, not as it is written
- Establish who is informed, consulted and accountable in building material quality control.
- Build a control plan for quality control identifying what is checked, when and by whom.
- Define the trigger that would require building material quality control to be redesigned.
- Identify non-value-adding steps in quality control and remove them.
Session 2Sustaining the gain on quality control after the project ends
- Link the improvement in building material quality control to a financial figure leadership recognises.
- Measure current variation in quality control before attempting improvement.
- Assemble certification evidence for building material quality control as work proceeds, not before the audit.
- Set out how exceptions to quality control are requested and approved.
Quality control: standard work and sustaining gains
2 sessions · 8 pointsSession 1The decisions in quality control that cannot be delegated
- Choose productivity measures for building material quality control that do not reward shortcuts.
- Confirm that contractual obligations around quality control are understood.
- Calculate the cost of poor quality attributable to building material quality control.
- Build the competence framework that supports quality control.
Session 2Control plans for quality control that catch problems early
- Test the procedure for building material quality control against a realistic scenario.
- Reduce the variation in how quality control is carried out between teams.
- Confirm that reporting on building material quality control reaches the people who can act.
- Verify that improvements to quality control held six months later.
Quality control: structured problem solving and root cause
2 sessions · 8 pointsSession 1Closing out quality control and capturing what was learned
- Record the rationale for each significant choice made about building material quality control.
- Check that records of quality control answer the questions likely to be asked.
- Verify six months later that changes to building material quality control have held.
- Set sampling for quality control on statistical grounds, not on habit.
Session 2The hard cases in building material quality control and how to reason about them
- Record what was tried on building material quality control and did not work, and why.
- Write standard work for quality control with the people who perform it.
- Build the internal briefing that explains building material quality control to those affected.
- Map the process behind quality control by walking it, not by describing it.
Quality control: defining quality in measurable terms
2 sessions · 8 pointsSession 1Solving the defect in quality control that keeps returning
- Define quality for building material quality control in terms the customer would recognise.
- Define supplier quality requirements affecting inputs to quality control.
- Benchmark building material quality control against a comparable operation and record the gap.
- Identify the few causes responsible for most defects in quality control.
Session 2Costing poor quality in quality control
- Prepare the summary of building material quality control that senior management will read.
- Set escalation thresholds for quality control that work out of hours.
- Arrange the handover of building material quality control so capability survives staff changes.
- Benchmark the organisation's quality control against comparable operations.
Choose the package that suits you
Silver Package
At least 3 people
- Workshop or Program Participation
- Airport Transfers
- Customized Badge
- Expert Mentorship (Private Sessions)
- Supervision & Secretarial Services
- Accredited Certificate of Participation
- Complete Training Kit
- Coffee Break
- Closing Ceremony
Gold Package
At least 3 people
- 5-night stay in a 5-star hotel
- Workshop or Program Participation
- Airport Transfers
- Customized Badge
- Expert Mentorship (Private Sessions)
- Supervision & Secretarial Services
- Accredited Certificate of Participation
- Complete Training Kit
- Coffee Break
- Closing Ceremony
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