What is a Project Scope? The project scope (PS) is a part of planning which involves determining and documenting specific project deliverables and tasks, costs, and deadlines. The documentation of a PS is known as a Scope Statement or Terms of Reference. The scope...
PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) The Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) is a chart tool for project management that allows you to represent and analyze the tasks required to complete a particular project. The tool is used to estimate the time...
PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act) PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) is a four-stage iterative problem-solving method that can be used to improve a process or implement alterations. It’s important to involve internal and external clients when using the PDSA Cycle. They can give...
Quality Function Deployment (QFD) The Quality Function Deployment process (QFD) is used to define customer requirements, and then convert them into detailed engineering plans and specifications to produce products that meet those requirements. QFD is used for...
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). is a process that uses machines, equipment, and employees to improve and maintain the quality and integrity of the production system. What is Total Productive Maintenance? According to Aberdeen Research, the average cost per hour of...