Discussion Questions and Projects


1.

What are the key differences in hardware and software development processes? How do they matter in an effective quality management system?

2.

An organization has just undertaken a DFTS initiative under the leadership of the newly recruited quality executive, because the CEO and top management team are occupied with another task. Discuss the possible outcomes of such a decision.

3.

Can any of the steps in the PICS framework be skipped? Do you think any steps are missing?

4.

What are the risks involved in the absence of the implementation framework that PICS provides?

5.

Is the top management team typically a cohesive group? Explain with examples.

6.

How may conflicting long-term and short-term objectives impede a DFTS initiative?

7.

What can CEOs do to avoid possible pitfalls of a DFTS initiative? Can they pull it off themselves? Do a literature survey, including an Internet search, on Jack Welch's Six Sigma initiative at GE in support of your answer.

8.

How relevant are Deming's teachings today (see Tables 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4)? Can you suggest some possible adaptations? What are they?




Design for Trustworthy Software. Tools, Techniques, and Methodology of Developing Robust Software
Design for Trustworthy Software: Tools, Techniques, and Methodology of Developing Robust Software
ISBN: 0131872508
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 394

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