project management glossary
quality conformance
In accordance with specified quality standards.
quality control (qc)
QC may refer to either
- The process of monitoring specific project results to determine if they comply with relevant quality standards and identifying ways to eliminate causes of unsatisfactory performance, or
- The organizational unit that is assigned responsibility for quality control.
A system for maintaining quality requirements in a product or project.
The operational activities and techniques required to ensure that quality
requirements have been fulfilled.
A management function whereby control of quality of raw or produced
material is exercised for the purpose of preventing production of defective
material.
The planned process of identifying established technical specifications for
the project and exercising influence through the collection of specific (usually
highly technical and standardized) data. The basis for decision on any necessary
corrective action is provided by analyzing the data and comparing it to system
specifications/requirements.
The job function of collecting project data, and testing, analyzing and
comparing it to the quality benchmark for the project. Non-conformances are
flagged and corrective action is prescribed for deviations from standards.
