| | December 20176CIOReviewQuality Management Systems (QMS) are presently undergoing rigmarole of changes to make business operations more transparent, engaging and compliant. The notion of "product quality" encompassing numerous factors, such as product durability, configuration management, and ease of deployment, has become more predominant in ensuing success today. As a result, QMS is stretching far beyond manufacturing floors. From finance to warehousing, and all stages of production timeline, implementation of quality management principles has transpired as an expectation, rather than exception.QMS providers are beginning to adopt elements of social networking, cloud collaboration and mobility, to create a single, cross-functional communication platform that synchronizes and ingrains quality across the entire value chain. Concurrently, there is an upward trend in the adoption of new and more advanced capabilities such as batch-based and real-time speech analytics for training, regulatory compliance, measuring interactive performance and dispute resolution.Coupled with these elements, recent episodes of technological innovations such as cognitive computing, data visualization, IoT, robotic automation, and DevOps are also setting QMS's stage for the future. With automated QMS, enterprises will be able to carry out business processes rapidly, and with minimal issues.In the years to come, it is expected that all industry sectors would be governed by a combination of project management and quality principles such as Lean, Kaizen, ISO registration, and Six Sigma. That said, organizations applying innovative project management approaches, especially with regards to their structuring, processing, implementation and management of Six Sigma, are likely to reap maximum benefits.Arriving at the most suitable quality management process requires enterprises to remain updated about the latest quality principles, tools and techniques in the arena. In such a scenario, to help enterprises find the best QMS solution providers, our editorial board has evaluated the top vendors in this realm that not just fulfill a company's "quality vision" but also enable the enterprise to be future-ready.Let us know your thoughts.Copyright © 2017 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewDECEMBER - 18 - 2017Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.838.0854, F:510-894-8405 December- 18 - 2017, Vol 06 SE 134 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com QUALITY MANAGEMENT SPECIALCIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesAlex D'SouzaAaron PierceKenneth ThomasPooja RayRussell ThomasShirley FaithXavier Thomasxavier@cioreview.comVisualizersFredrik ThomsonRenukesh GangurManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeEditorialThe Era of Smart Quality ManagementJeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.com*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staff
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