Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. 1 Production Quality Control Statistics & Risk Management

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Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. The Faces of Quality Quality Control emphasizes testing of products to uncover defects and reporting to management who make the decision to allow or deny product release Quality Control emphasizes testing of products to uncover defects and reporting to management who make the decision to allow or deny product release Quality Assurance attempts to improve and stabilize production (and associated processes) to avoid, or at least minimize, issues which led to the defect(s) in the first place. Quality Assurance attempts to improve and stabilize production (and associated processes) to avoid, or at least minimize, issues which led to the defect(s) in the first place. 3

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Total Quality Management (TQM) Quality can and must be managed. Quality can and must be managed. Processes, not people, are the problem. Processes, not people, are the problem. Don’t treat symptoms, look for the cure. Don’t treat symptoms, look for the cure. Every employee is responsible for quality. Every employee is responsible for quality. Quality must be measurable. Quality must be measurable. Quality improvements must be continuous. Quality improvements must be continuous. Quality is a long-term investment. Quality is a long-term investment. 4

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Capture Data at Each Critical Production Process Document Document – Flows – Process Issues – Inspections – Variances (sick employee, machine broke down, etc.) – Rejects 5

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Randomly Test Product Samples Pull products at all stages of the process and inspect-test. Pull products at all stages of the process and inspect-test. Document results Document results 6

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Document Issues Identify Statistical Significance of Issues Identify Statistical Significance of Issues Identify Statistical Patterns Identify Statistical Patterns Gather Employee Thoughts Gather Employee Thoughts 7

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Gather User Experiences Surveys Surveys Phone/ Follow-ups Phone/ Follow-ups Reviews (web) Reviews (web) Google Google 8

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Deliverables Documents Documents Presentations Presentations White Papers White Papers 9

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Follow-Ups Persistence Persistence Improvements Improvements 10

Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Does it Matter? For contract work, particularly work awarded by government agencies, “quality control” issues are among the top reasons for not renewing a contract. For contract work, particularly work awarded by government agencies, “quality control” issues are among the top reasons for not renewing a contract. 11