It seems that one thing this blog is missing is some basic info on QA Gurus and their contributions since so many organization are still referring to their work. So, I'll start with Walter Deming. More to come after this...
Deming was one of the original Gurus of Quality Assurance in the U.S. - following on the heels of Showalter. Of all the Gurus he is one of the most known. His claim to fame was a rework of an earlier model of QA entitled, "Plan-Do-Check-Act" which he revised to, "Plan-Do-Study-Act". His primary point was that once an initiative has been planned and implemented it is not enough to simply check that the implementation meets the plan; instead, it's important for an organization to analyze the effectiveness of the implementation effort.
In addition, Deming proposed 14 points of Quality Management. Learn more about Deming on this site: http://deming.eng.clemson.edu/pub/den/deming_map.htm
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
ABCs of QA Gurus: Deming
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