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The Capability Maturity Model Integration model is widely used to implement Process and Product Quality Assurance (PPQA) in an organization. The CMMI maturity levels can be divided into 5 steps, which a company can achieve by performing specific activities within the organization.
The Donabedian model is a conceptual model that provides a framework for examining health services and evaluating quality of health care. [1] According to the model, information about quality of care can be drawn from three categories: "structure", "process", and "outcomes". [ 2 ]
Quality management ensures that an organization, product, or service consistently functions as intended. It has four main components: quality planning, quality assurance, quality control, and quality improvement. [1] Customers recognize that quality is an important attribute when choosing and purchasing products and services.
The approach is used to improve quality in a cyclical manner at many universities. [2] It is also used for independent reviews of organizations. [3] The ADRI approach originated in Australia [2] is used by the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority. [1] [3] The approach has been used in programming courses too. [4] [5]
QA/QC is the combination of quality assurance, the process or set of processes used to measure and assure the quality of a product, and quality control, the process of ensuring products and services meet consumer expectations.
Six Sigma (6σ) is a set of techniques and tools for process improvement.It was introduced by American engineer Bill Smith while working at Motorola in 1986. [1] [2]Six Sigma strategies seek to improve manufacturing quality by identifying and removing the causes of defects and minimizing variability in manufacturing and business processes.
Computer-aided quality assurance (CAQ) is the engineering application of computers and computer-controlled machines for the planning and implementation of the quality of products. [1] This includes: Measuring equipment management; Goods inward inspection; Vendor rating; Attribute chart; Statistical process control (SPC) Documentation ...
The quality model presented in the first part of the standard, ISO/IEC 9126-1, [2] classifies software quality in a structured set of characteristics and sub-characteristics as follows: Functionality - "A set of attributes that bear on the existence of a set of functions and their specified properties.