June 6, 2005 - CEDAR RAPIDS - Quality Management Systems Solutions (QMSS) has recently developed a presentation-based Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) training course, and made it available for electronic download on their website.

The course is available to any company or individual interested in teaching or learning what the Cost of Poor Quality is, why it is a critical component of any Six Sigma, Lean or quality improvement training or initiative, and how it can be used to prioritize issues within a process or business area. It also provides valuable information regarding some things to be prepared for when implementing COPQ, such as the negative reactions and fingerpointing.

This course may simply be downloaded via the QMSS website: http:\\www.qmss.biz. Users may add their own specific examples to enhance course and presentation content. The QMSS website also has sample slides for reference, to get a better feel for course content and direction. The COPQ course is ideal for any Lean/Six Sigma expert, engineer, manager, or company training coordinator.

QMSS is a quality oriented consulting and software development company with numerous years of quality expertise in the software, military, healthcare, automotive, and aerospace industries. While QMSS has only been around 3 years, they are making great strides in developing usable and efficient software tools customized for the above industries. The COPQ training course is the fourth major training package to be made available through their web site.