project management glossary

qualitative

 Subjective opinion of quality based on judgment and not on quantitative measurement.

qualitative risk analysis

 A generic term for subjective methods of assessing risks.

quality

 The composite of all attributes or characteristics, including performance, of an item or product required to satisfy stated or implied needs. Conformance to requirements.

 The standards and criteria to which the project's products must be delivered for them to perform effectively. First, the product must perform to provide the functionality expected, and to solve the problem, and deliver the benefit and value expected of it. It must also meet other performance requirements, or service levels, such as availability, reliability and maintainability, and have acceptable finish and polish.

 The characteristics of an artifact that satisfies or exceeds a defined and accepted set of requirements, is assessed using defined and accepted measures and criteria, and is produced using a defined and accepted process.