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PMP Quality Management

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1. Where you apply the scientific method to create a set of tests for your project's deliverables. It's a statistical method - which means you use statistics to analyze the results of your experiments to determine how your deliverables best meet the req






2. Line graphs showing data points plotted in the sequence of occurrence. It is used for analysis in trends over time. Can be used for technical performance such as measuring errors or defects - or cost and schedule performance through the use of earned






3. An approach to quality which involves sustained gradual change for improvement. The plan-do-check act cycle developed by Deming is the basis for this approach.. *It focuses on making small improvements and measuring their impact.






4. Pattern in control chart in which a run of points is close to the control limits.






5. Assurance that the products are fit for use or the customer receives compensation. It could cover downtime and maintenance costs.






6. Specific to the type of product produced and the customer requirements - this type of quality measures the extent to which the end product(s) of the project meets the specified requirements. It can be expressed in terms that include - but are not lim






7. Quality improvement cycle popularized by W. Edwards Deming and used by a lot of Kaizen practitioners.based on making small improvements - and measuring how much benefit they make before you change your process to include them. This cycle is the basis






8. Means the value of repeated measurements are clustered and have little scatter. Not necessary accurate. *The degree of reproducibility.






9. Tool that gives a graphical display of results of a process over time. Include a defined upper and lower control limit - a mean and a visual pattern indicating out-of-control conditions such as outliers (points outside upper [UCL] or lower [LCL] cont






10. Process frameworks and methodologies that project managers use to improve quality. These include Six Sigma - Lean Six Sigma - Quality Function Deployment - CMMI - etc.






11. Organizational process assets updates - Change requests - Project management plan updates - Project document updates






12. The processes performed to establish the total scope of the effort - define and refine the objectives - and develop the course of action required to attain those objectives.






13. A popular philosophy of quality management that focuses on achieving very high levels of quality by controlling the process and reducing the defects. An organized process that utilizes quality management for problem resolution and process improvement






14. Quality control tool that shows how various causes and subcauses relate to create problems and effects. Used to figure out what caused a defect. You list all the categories of the defects that you have identified and then write the possible causes of






15. Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) - Malcolm Baldridge - Organizational Project Maturity Model (OPM3)






16. A concept developed by Dr. Genichi Taguchi - as variation for the target increases - losses will also increase. His rule for manufacturing is based on the concept that the best opportunity to eliminate variation is during the design of a product and






17. Quality management plan - Quality metrics - Quality checklists - Process improvement plan - Project document updates






18. Project management plan - Quality metrics - Quality checklists - Work performance measurements - Approved change requests - Deliverables - Organizational process assets






19. Design control - Document control - Purchased material control - Material identification control - Inspections - Test control - Measuring and testing equipment control - Corrective actions - Quality assurance records - Quality audits - Process improv






20. The measured value is very close to the true value.






21. Quality training - Studies - Surveys - Validation and audits






22. The degree to which a set of inherent characteristics satisfied the stated or implied needs of the customer. Measurement of how closely your product meets its requirements and does what you needed it to do.






23. Pattern in control chart in which there is a run of seven or more points above or below the mean indicating adjustment is needed.






24. Well known for his four-step cycle to improve quality: Plan - Do - Check - Act (PDCA).






25. Uses participative approach to quality - Adopt new philosophy of quality throughout the organization - - Cease the use of mass inspections - End awards based on price - Improve production and service - Institute leadership - Eliminate numerical quota

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26. Project management plan - Quality metrics - Work performance information - Quality control measurements






27. A business improvement methodology that strives to achieve the fastest rate of improvement on quality - process speed and customer satisfaction while lowering costs and invested capital.






28. Characteristic of the product that is appraised in terms of whether or not it exists. (Sampling Definition)






29. Diagrams that are used to visually identify logical groupings based on natural relationships. (Additional quality planning tool)






30. Independent evaluations of quality performance to ensure that intended quality will be met; products are safe and fit for use; laws and regulations are followed; data systems are adequate; corrective action is taken if needed; improvement opportuniti






31. Histograms ordered by frequency of occurrence and help you figure out which problems need your attention right away. These charts are conceptually related to Pareto's law - which visually shows that 20% of causes produce 80% of defects.






32. Concept developed by the Japanese where materials are provided only when they are needed in manufacturing environments.






33. Describes how the project managment team will implement it's quality policy and will provide input to the overall project management plan.






34. Looking at how much your quality activities will cost versus how much you will gain from doing them.






35. Pattern in control chart in which a series of consecutive points have an increasing or decreasing pattern.






36. Costs of nonconformance associated with those that have reached the customer. Includes costs associated with handling and resolving customer concerns.






37. Comparing actual or planned project practices to those of comparable projects to identify best practices - generate ideas for improvement - and provide a basis for measuring performance.






38. Typically defined within the project charter - this type of quality is usually expressed in terms of meeting stated schedule - cost and scope objectives. It can also be addressed in terms of meeting business objectives that have been specified in the






39. Examining or measuring to verify whether an activity - component - product - result - or service conforms to specified requirements. Used after the work is complete and may use checklists and data tables to assist in measuring - examining and testing






40. (Technique) A method of determining the costs incurred to ensure quality. Prevention and appraisal costs (cost of comformance) include costs for quality - planning - quality control (QC) - and quality assurance to ensure compliance to requirements (i






41. The process of monitoring and recording results of executing the quality activities to assess performance and recommend necessary changes. *This is where you look at each deliverable and inspect it for defects.






42. Pattern in control chart in which there is a repeating pattern of points.






43. Cost benefit analysis - Cost of quality - Control charts - Benchmarking - Design of experiments - Statistical sampling - Flowcharting - Proprietary quality management methodologies - Additional quality planning tools






44. Making sure that the people who are paying for the end product are happy with what they get. This requires a combination of conformance to requirements (to ensure that the product produces what it was created to produce) and fitness for use (the prod






45. Rework - Scrap - Inventory costs - Warranty costs






46. The kinds of measurements you'll take throughout your project to figure out its quality. You need to write down the formulas you'll use - when you will do the measurements - why you are taking them - and how you will interpret them.






47. Specific to the type of product or service being produced and the customer expectations - the level of this type of quality will vary. Organizations strive to have efficient and effective processes in support of the product quality expected. For exam






48. A continuous strategy based on ongoing incremental betterment within an organization.






49. The area composed of three standard deviations on either side of the centerline or mean - of a normal distribution of data plotted on a control chart that reflects the expected variation in the data.






50. Tool that is commonly used in statistics as a graphical display of tabulated frequencies. The categories are usually denoted on the x-axis with the height of the bar displaying the proportion of cases that fall into each category. *Great for helping