Management Tools

Six Sigma Quality management tools and methods used in Six Sigma 1 Within the individual phases of a DMAIC or DMADV project, Six Sigma utilizes many established quality-management tools that are also used outside Six Sigma. The following table shows an overview of the main methods used.

Collaborative software - Collaborative project management tools 1 Collaborative project management tools (CPMT) are very similar to collaborative management tools (CMT) except that CMT may only facilitate and manage a certain group activities for a part of a bigger project or task, while CPMT covers all detailed aspects of collaboration activities and management of the overall project and its related knowledge areas.

Test management tools 1 Many test management tools incorporate Requirements management capabilities to streamline test case design from the requirements

Test management tools - Structuring the test process 1 Test management tools give teams the ability to consolidate and structure the test process using one test management tool, instead of installing multiple applications that are designed to manage only one step of the process. Test management tools allow teams to manage test case environments, automated tests, defects and project tasks. Some applications include advanced dashboards and detailed tracking of key metrics, allowing for easy tracking of progress and bug management.

Risk management tools 1 Simple risk management tools allow documentation

Collaborative software - Collaborative project management tools 1 'Collaborative project management tools (CPMT)' are very similar to collaborative management tools (CMT) except that CMT may only facilitate and manage a certain group activities for a part of a bigger project or task, while CPMT covers all detailed aspects of collaboration activities and management of the overall project and its related knowledge areas.

Test management - Test management tools 1 There are several commercial and open source test management tools available in the market today which include HP Quality Center and IBM Rational Quality Manager. Most test management tools are web- served applications that need to be installed in-house. Others can be accessed as Software as a service.

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