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Activity network diagram

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These diagrams, such as the project network diagram, show the flow of the project work.

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Affinity diagram

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This diagram breaks down ideas, solutions, causes, and project components and groups them together with other similar ideas and components.

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Benchmarking

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Comparing any two similar entities to measure their performance.

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Cause-and-effect diagrams

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Diagrams that show the relationship between variables within a process and how those relationships may contribute to inadequate quality. The diagrams can help organize both the process and team opinions, as well as generate discussion on finding a solution to ensure quality.

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Checklist

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A simple approach to ensure that work is completed according to the quality policy.

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Control chart

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A quality control chart that maps the performance of project work over time.

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Control quality

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An inspection-driven process that measures work results to confirm that the project is meeting the relevant quality standards.

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Cost of conformance

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This is the cost associated with the monies spent to attain the expected level of quality. It is also known as the cost of quality.

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Cost of nonconformance to quality

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The cost associated with not satisfying quality expectations. This is also known as the cost of poor quality.

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Cost-benefit analysis

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A process to study the trade-offs between costs and the benefits realized from those costs.

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Design of experiments

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An approach that relies on statistical scenarios to determine what variables within a project will result in the best outcome.

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External QA

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Assurance provided to the external customers of the project.

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Flowchart

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A diagram illustrating how components within a system are related. Flowcharts show the relation between components, as well as help the project team determine where quality issues may be present and, once done, plan accordingly.

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Internal QA

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Assurance provided to management and the project team.

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ISO

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The abbreviation for the International Organization for Standardization. ISO is Greek for “equal,” while “International Organization for Standardization” in a different language would be abbreviated differently. The organization elected to use “ISO” for all languages.

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Matrix diagram

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A data analysis table that shows the strength between variables and relationships in the matrix.

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Pareto diagram

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A histogram that illustrates and ranks categories of failure within a project.

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Quality

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According to ASQ, the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfills requirements.

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Quality assurance

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A management process that defines the quality system or quality policy that a project must adhere to. QA aims to plan quality into the project rather than to inspect quality into a deliverable.

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Quality management plan

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This plan defines how the project team will implement and fulfill the quality policy of the performing organization.

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Quality metrics

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The operational definitions that specify the measurements within a project and the expected targets for quality and performance.

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Quality planning

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The process of first determining which quality standards are relevant to your project and then finding out the best methods of adhering to those quality standards.

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Rule of Seven

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A component of a control chart that illustrates the results of seven measurements on one side of the mean, which is considered “out of control” in the project.

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Run chart

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A quality control tool that shows the results of inspection in the order in which they’ve occurred. The goal of a run chart is first to demonstrate the results of a process over time and then to use trend analysis to predict when certain trends may reemerge.

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Scatter diagram

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A quality control tool that tracks the relationship between two variables over time. The two variables are considered related the closer they track against a diagonal line.

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Seven basic quality tools

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These seven tools are used in quality planning and in quality control: cause-and-effect diagrams, flowcharts, check sheets, Pareto diagrams, histograms, control charts, and scatter diagrams.

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Statistical sampling

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A process of choosing a percentage of results at random. For example, a project creating a medical device may have 20 percent of all units randomly selected to check for quality.

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System or process flowcharts

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Flowcharts that illustrate the flow of a process through a system, such as a project change request through the change control system, or work authorization through a quality control process.

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Tree diagram

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Tree diagrams show the hierarchies and decomposition of a solution, an organization, or a project team. The WBS and an org chart are examples of tree diagrams.

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Trend analysis

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The science of using past results to predict future performance.

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Work performance information

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The results of the project work as needed. This includes technical performance measures, project status, information on what the project has created to date, corrective actions, and performance reports.