Quality


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What is CMMI | CMMI Basics

CMMI stands for Capability Maturity Model Integration. It is an approach that helps organizations improve their processes. Do you believe that great process just somehow happen, or do you believe it’s more likely that the quality of an organization’s processes …

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PMO Definition | What is a PMO

A Project Management Office (PMO) is a centralized team within an organization striving to bring economies of repetition to projects, through the introduction of standards. Essentially, the aim of a PMO is to drive project execution performance and visibility through …

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Quality Control vs. Quality Assurance

The terms Quality Control and Quality Assurance are distinct topics but they are often misunderstood by program and project managers. When embarking on a project you should understand both the quality control and quality assurance processes involved.

Quality Control Defined…

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The Plan, Do, Check, Act Cycle (The Deming Cycle)

The Deming Cycle was proposed by W. Edwards Deming (see The Pioneers of Quality for more on Deming himself). It is a continuous improvement model made up of 4-steps which you repeat over and over, bringing incremental improvement each time, and …

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