Mission

The Chicago Quality Assurance Association, the Chicago Chapter of the QAI Global Institute is a nonprofit professional organization that was established in 1984 to promote quality principles and practices within Chicago-area companies. CQAA provides a forum for information professionals to present and discuss quality and process management within information systems, technology, and services.

Objectives

• Provide a variety of educational opportunities in the Chicago area for quality professionals and other advocates of quality
• Facilitate networking and the exchange of ideas among quality, process management and information technology professionals
• Sponsor presentations on quality and related topics by experts and by members
• Foster professional certifications through access to examinations held in the Chicago area
• Provide an opportunity to earn recertification credits towards professional certifications through membership and attendance at educational programs
• Maintain lines of communication with other professional associations and foster cooperative activities of common interest