Factors Affecting Product Quality in the Software Development Industry of Sri Lanka Sahan Jayawarna A.T. Fonseka Abstract The software development industry of Sri Lanka has grown rapidly during recent years. However‚ the quality of software products has become a critical issue as shown in the increase in software defects and associated solutions for those problems. This study aimed at understanding the critical factors underlying software product quality. It was based on a survey of ten
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of different competencies and skills concerning cultural knowledge‚ conflict management‚ and team
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Please submit your HW (Hardcopy) at the end of lecture OR to my office (L214) QMDS 400 Project and Quality Management HW#2 DUE 6:00pm 18 Nov 2014 Name:_______________________ Student ID:___________________ Note: Late submission will NOT be accepted! PROBLEMS P1. After a number of complaints about its directory assistance‚ a telephone company examined samples of calls to determine the frequency of wrong numbers given to callers. Each sample consisted of 100 calls. The results to date are shown
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Part I Measurement of Quality Management Task 1 Assuming you are taking over the position of CEO in one of the following organizations: i. Volkswagen China ii. Lenovo iii. Apple Inc – focus on iphone and ipad iv. Walmart China v. Home Inn‚ or Hilton China or any hotel vi. New Oriental‚ or another school vii. Air China‚ or another airlines Explain how quality management can be measured. (LO3‚ 3.1) (Guideline: Learner should define how quality of at least 2 of the above
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HCS451 Quality Management Assessment Summary Quality Management The "Duke University Medical Center" (2005) website defines “quality improvement as a formal approach to the analysis of performance and systematic efforts for improvement”. Quality improvement programs are found in a variety of industries and are constructed differently. The medical field tends to use quality management to focus on patient and staff safety‚ reducing medical errors‚ and avoiding or decreasing morbidity and mortality
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Quality Circles Quality Circles (QC) or Quality Control Circles (QCC) : History * Pioneered by Japanese. * Japanese nomenclature: Quality Control Circles (QCC)‚ generally now known as Quality Circles (QC) or some call it as Small Group Activity (SGA). * 1962: First QC Circle was registered with QC Circle Head Quarters in Japan. * 1974: Lockheed Company‚ USA started Quality Circle movement. * 1977: International Association of Quality Circles (IACC) was formed in USA.
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Research Vol. 49 No. 3 June 2011 Printed in U.S.A. Earnings Quality Based on Corporate Investment Decisions FENG LI∗ Received 25 July 2007; accepted 20 September 2010 ABSTRACT In this paper‚ I examine a new approach for measuring earnings quality‚ defined as the closeness of reported earnings to “permanent earnings‚” based on firm decisions with regard to capital and labor investments. Specifically‚ I measure earnings quality as the contemporaneous association between changes in the levels
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Assignment 1: Organizational Management Aaliyah Shaheed Professor: Dr. Joy H. Lee-Story BUS 310 – Human Resource Management February 2‚ 2014 When I think about an organization I think of a company that provides a service that people cannot live without. The first thing that comes to my mind is Publix. It provides a very valuable service that we cannot live without‚ it is easy to describe in terms of what it does and it has plenty of logistics that can be discussed
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IE 421 INDUSTRIAL QUALITY CONTROL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The sincerity and abyss gratitude is greatly expressed to all the people who in different ways have reinforced and contributed to the course of carrying out this project. We would like to extend our appreciation to all of them for their indispensable help and support. A heartfelt gratitude to Engr. Christel B. Nuñez‚ our instructor in Industrial Quality Control for her unreserved help and unwavering guidance throughout the completion
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fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MAGISTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION In the Faculty of Business Administration At the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Promoter: Lewis Victor Kaplan Submission Date: 30 November 2010 i PREFACE LIST OF FIGURES PAGE DECLARATION iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv ABSTRACT vi TABLE OF CONTENTS vii LIST OF FIGURES x LIST OF TABLES xi ii DECLARATION This work has not been previously accepted
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