Quality Methodologies Comparison
Overall, one of the primary functions of project management is (University of Pennsylvania, 2005) . While juggling a plethora of plans and tasks, project managers strive to increase the rate of projects flow, effectively utilize the time of team members, and minimize wasted efforts (University of Pennsylvania, 2005). However, with an onslaught of processes to control, a project manager simply does not have the time to address and evaluate easy and every task, request, or minor concern that will occur over a project’s lifecycle (University of Pennsylvania, 2005). Thankfully, there are multiple effective project management methodologies to assist in directing project managers, and their teams, in the direction …show more content…
Be it a product or service, the Six Sigma methodology is widely uses across manufacturing and transactional projects alike (I Six Sigma, 2016). Effective use of Six Sigma concepts are taught by trained experts to the whole of the team (University of Pennsylvania, 2005). There are tow primary tools of Six Sigma, The Six Sigma DMAIC process (D-define, M-measure, A-analyze, I-improve, C-control) and, The Six Sigma DMADV process (D-define, M-measure, A-analyze, D-design, V-verify)(I Six Sigma, 2016). Unlike with Lean Methodology there are no considerations given to environmental impact inherently within the Six Sigma …show more content…
While the fundamental principles of TQM are similar to those of Six Sigma, TQM requires more involvement from each member of the organization, when compared with the trained experts the Six Sigma approach relies on (University of Pennsylvania, 2005). Referred to as The Seven Simple Tools, TQM tools include Flowcharts, Cause and Effect Diagrams, Check sheets, Pareto Charts, Histograms, Run Charts and Control Charts, Scatter plots and Correlation Analysis (Hellsten & Klefsjö,
Overall, one of the primary functions of project management is (University of Pennsylvania, 2005) . While juggling a plethora of plans and tasks, project managers strive to increase the rate of projects flow, effectively utilize the time of team members, and minimize wasted efforts (University of Pennsylvania, 2005). However, with an onslaught of processes to control, a project manager simply does not have the time to address and evaluate easy and every task, request, or minor concern that will occur over a project’s lifecycle (University of Pennsylvania, 2005). Thankfully, there are multiple effective project management methodologies to assist in directing project managers, and their teams, in the direction …show more content…
Be it a product or service, the Six Sigma methodology is widely uses across manufacturing and transactional projects alike (I Six Sigma, 2016). Effective use of Six Sigma concepts are taught by trained experts to the whole of the team (University of Pennsylvania, 2005). There are tow primary tools of Six Sigma, The Six Sigma DMAIC process (D-define, M-measure, A-analyze, I-improve, C-control) and, The Six Sigma DMADV process (D-define, M-measure, A-analyze, D-design, V-verify)(I Six Sigma, 2016). Unlike with Lean Methodology there are no considerations given to environmental impact inherently within the Six Sigma …show more content…
While the fundamental principles of TQM are similar to those of Six Sigma, TQM requires more involvement from each member of the organization, when compared with the trained experts the Six Sigma approach relies on (University of Pennsylvania, 2005). Referred to as The Seven Simple Tools, TQM tools include Flowcharts, Cause and Effect Diagrams, Check sheets, Pareto Charts, Histograms, Run Charts and Control Charts, Scatter plots and Correlation Analysis (Hellsten & Klefsjö,