project management glossary

auxiliary ground equipment

 System support equipment that provides power or environment normally provided by internal systems.

availability

 Capable of being used. Usually refers to resources and/or funding

average outgoing quality (aoq)

 The average quality of outgoing product including all accepted lots, plus all rejected lots after the rejected lots have been effectively 100 percent inspected and all defectives replaced by non-defectives.

average outgoing quality limit (aoql)

 The maximum of the average outgoing qualities for all possible incoming qualities for a given sampling plan.

average sample size curve

 The curves that show the average sample sizes which may be expected to occur under the various sampling plans for a given process quality

avoidance

 Keeping away from. Typically used as a risk reduction strategy by adopting a Workaround.