All Things Quality: An ASQ Podcast

Quality is changing fast — and All Things Quality is here to help you keep up. Tune in for expert interviews, smart explainers, and future-focused conversations on the tools, trends, and big ideas shaping the quality profession. Listen in, level up, and bring better quality to whatever you do.

All Things Quality: An ASQ Podcast is a business podcast hosted by ASQ, with 32 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #31

  AI’s Missing Ingredient: Quality’s Role in AI Adoption - ATQ 31

  Aug 14, 202619 minS1

  Track: Quality in Practice | AI Adoption, ISO 42001, Quality Management, Q5.0 What’s missing from AI adoption? Natalia Brattan says the answer is You! In this episode of All Things Quality , Natalia joins ATQ to talk about why Artificial Intelligence (AI) needs more than tools, prompts, and experimentation. From hallucinations and hidden failure costs to SPC, governance, ISO/IEC 42001, and human judgment, this conversation explores how quality professionals can help make AI adoption safer, more repeatable, and more valuable. This episode also includes Quality News You Can Use — a quick roundup of timely ASQ updates, resources, events, and member conversations to keep on your radar. Learn more - AI’s Missing Ingredient — Natalia’s Quality Progress article behind the conversation. AI Risks and Rewards — Internal audit’s role in responsible AI adoption. Taking Responsibility — ISO/IEC 42001 and AI management systems. Leveraging AI to Support Your QMS — Practical AI uses in QMS work. ISO 42001:2023 Foundations — Training on AI management systems. 3 Transformative Trends in Quality — Revisit Natalia’s earlier All Things Quality conversation on emerging trends shaping the quality profession. ️ Quality News You Can Use Links ASQ Pocket Guide Series Promo — Use promo code PocketGuides2026 through August. All Things Quality on Spotify — Catch up on the latest episodes. myASQ Community — Log in to join the ISO 9001 update discussion. The Quality Show Registration — Register for the October event in Rosemont, IL. Follow, share, and subscribe to All Things Quality for more conversations on quality, innovation, standards, and the future of the profession.

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  Episode #30

  IoE 2026 Benchmarking Report Key Takeaways with Russ Snyder - ATQ 30

  Aug 6, 202628 minS1

  Track: Thought Leadership Topics: Quality Strategy; Benchmarking; Supplier Quality; Cost of Quality; KPI Alignment; AI and Digital Transformation In this episode of All Things Quality , we talk with Russ Snyder, Founder & Principal Consultant of 6 Sigma Supply Chain, about the 2026 ASQ/ASQE Insights on Excellence Benchmarking Highlights Report . Russ shares practical takeaways on supplier quality, cost of quality, AI and technology, KPI alignment, and how organizations can turn benchmarking insights into action. He also challenges quality professionals and business leaders to look beyond assumptions — especially when it comes to supplier issues — and use better data to connect quality work to business performance. Plus, Pablo shares a few quick ASQ updates, including the August Member Gift , an upcoming member benefit session on ASQ certifications, improvements to the ASQ Mobile App, and a free on-demand eQMS webinar that provides practical lessons on building a modern QMS roadmap. (0.1 RUs) Resource links August Member Gift: Quality as a Business Strategy 2026 ASQE Insights on Excellence Benchmarking Highlights Report ASQE Insights on Excellence IoE Benchmarking Tool ASQ Mobile App Member Benefit Session: Unlocking ASQ Certification — What You Need to Know to Get Started The Right Formula for Quality: Scaling Your QMS , a free on-demand webinar from Octave, formerly ETQ. Russ Snyder on LinkedIn

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  AI in Healthcare, Part 2: Building Trust and Using It Responsibly - ATQ 29

  Jul 24, 202617 min

  Track: Quality in Practice Topics: Responsible AI, Healthcare Quality, Human-Centered Care Neha Chowrasia returns to All Things Quality to take the conversation about AI in healthcare from principles to practice. We explore human oversight, workflow integration, trust, ethical implementation, future-ready skills, and how healthcare organizations can embrace AI without losing sight of patients and people. Related resources: Listen to Part 1: AI, Empathy, and the Future of Care Read Neha’s Quality Progress article, “Hand in Hand” Connect with Neha on LinkedIn Explore ASQ healthcare quality resources Download the ASQ Mobile App for additional tools and member resources Join ASQ

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  Episode #28

  AI Runs on Infrastructure — But Who Ensures the Quality? - ATQ 28

  Jul 17, 202634 minS1

  In this episode of All Things Quality , Pablo Baez talks with Govind Ramu , Senior Technical Program Manager for AI Infrastructure Quality at Google, about the emerging field of data center quality , the role of DCE 9000 , and why quality professionals should pay attention to the infrastructure powering the AI era. Key takeaways: Why data center quality matters to the future of AI and cloud computing How DCE 9000 could help define quality expectations for data centers Where risk, reliability, supplier quality, auditing, and continual improvement fit in What quality professionals can learn from this fast-growing field Why NextGen quality professionals should watch the intersection of AI, infrastructure, and standards This episode also includes quick ASQ updates on Quality Progress , the 2026 ASQE Insights on Excellence Report, the July Member Gift on applying AI in quality, recent Quality Press titles, and recent ATQ episodes listeners may have missed.-------------------------- Resources mentioned: Govind Ramu’s QP article: https://asq.org/quality-progress/articles/field-notes-surge-protection?id=0ace73751ba7458a9c8c2b0ae821d80a July QP cover story: https://asq.org/quality-progress/articles/beware-the-trojan-horse-hidden-threats-real-risks?id=237f940b497f419eafaf7538be45ebc6 2026 ASQE Insights on Excellence Report: https://asq.org/quality-resources/benchmarking-reports/2026-asqe-ioe-benchmarking-highlights-report July ASQ Member Gift — Putting AI to Work in Quality: https://asq.org/membership/member-gift/july-2026 ASQ Quality Press: https://asq.org/quality-press

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  Episode #27

  How to Audit a QMS That Uses AI - ATQ 27

  Jul 1, 202610 minS1

  If AI helped write the CAPA, summarize the audit evidence, or suggest a root cause… what should the auditor ask next? In this AI-assisted episode of All Things Quality , we explore how AI is showing up in quality management systems — and how auditors can respond without losing sight of the fundamentals. From data and risk to evidence, controls, and human oversight, this episode walks through practical questions every quality professional should keep in mind when AI enters the QMS. Follow the links below to learn more about this topic: When the QMS Thinks for Itself — What QMS auditors should know about AI. https://asq.org/quality-progress/articles/standard-issues-when-the-qms-thinks-for-itself?id=c460fb5bcf3b444b9ac370c65582bdb8 AI Risks and Rewards — How internal audit can support responsible AI adoption. https://asq.org/quality-progress/articles/ai-risks-and-rewards?id=d345dd464be743c09fbf2856912c0466 Leveraging AI to Support Your QMS — Examples of how AI can support QMS work. https://asq.org/quality-progress/articles/expert-answers-leveraging-ai-to-support-your-qms?id=e2506c6d5c1d432b839fc566ef6fde5a Taking Responsibility — A look at ISO/IEC 42001 and AI management systems. https://asq.org/quality-progress/articles/taking-responsibility?id=de9ba88edd064801a1537532d65430e9 AI’s Missing Ingredient — Why human judgment and quality thinking still matter. https://asq.org/quality-progress/articles/ais-missing-ingredient?id=11d1df5360e84606ba169800e08cdd39

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