A firm’s top executives review expense and revenue processes to ensure that corporate profit levels are accurate in the short term and long term. Revenue assurance analysts help management ensure that these levels are correct. Continue reading
Early Assurance Medical Schools
20 MayEarly assurance medical schools operate special admissions programs permitting high school and college students the chance to bypass the traditional medical school applications process. Applicants must have an exceptional academic record as entrance is permitted to a limited number of students. Early assurance medical school programs are also commonly referred to as early acceptance, accelerated, linkage and BS/MD programs. Continue reading
How to Establish Procedures for Quality Control Monitoring
20 MayTo establish procedures for quality control monitoring, observe the process or processes involved in the quality control monitoring operation. Quality control monitoring documentation in many contexts does not have a one-time status; you may need to define quality control monitoring procedures on a project-by-project basis. Effective quality control monitoring has a client-driven nature. Continue reading
How to Develop a Quality Control Plan
20 MayA quality control plan offers a method for ensuring products, services or employees have reached a specific standard. Quality control is usually the last step a product goes through before being sent to the customer and consists of a series of systems and procedures to ensure the highest standards have been met. Quality control is in place to make sure the customer is satisfied with the final product and a company’s reputation remains intact. It also determines the root source of problems and helps to fix them and ensure the corrections are permanent. Continue reading
How to Write a Quality Audit Report
20 MayPeriodic audits help a company determine if it’s hitting the mark on quality management. Standards of quality management, based on government regulations, international guidelines and a company’s own protocols, are the critical benchmarks for quality audit reports. Auditors rely on these standards to judge the effectiveness of a company’s quality assurance program. The audit reports alert managers to company operations that are not aligned to prevailing standards and need to be revised. Continue reading
Average Salary for Quality Assurance
20 MayAs of May 2008, the average annual salary for inspectors, testers and other quality assurance technicians was $33,890, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The amount earned by individual technicians varied based upon a number of factors, such as industry and geographic location. Continue reading
International Auditing & Assurance Standards
20 MayAuditing and assurance standards help auditors review corporate controls, procedures and systems in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. These standards also help auditors ensure that employees abide by laws and regulations. Continue reading
Job Description for a Business Assurance Manager
20 MayWhen an enormous amount of money is at stake, investors and lenders want to make sure that the company they are involved in is functioning as effectively as possible. Irresponsible management can ruin investors and the greatest management blunders can even jeopardize the entire economy. Business assurance managers are responsible for proving that a given company is making smart management decisions. Continue reading
How to Write an Effective QA Test Plan
20 MayQA stands for “quality assurance.” When you run this test you’re looking for inconsistencies and making sure your software program works the way it should. A QA procedure can be as simple as clicking buttons on the computer and seeing what happens, or filling out a form and making sure the correct information is captured in the correct way. The procedure grows in complexity based upon your project. Continue reading
What is a Director of Quality Assurance’s Salary?
20 MayThe Bureau of Labor Statistics “Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition” classifies quality control systems managers, which include quality assurance directors, as industrial production managers. However, not all directors of quality assurance work in factories and manufacturing plants. Directors of quality assurance are also employed by technology companies, retailers, medical manufacturers and professional services firms. Regardless of the industry they work in, all directors of quality assurance are responsible for tracking, assessing and implementing quality control programs for products and services. According to the BLS, average salaries for quality assurance directors can reach into the six-figure range. Continue reading