Quality Management Models and Frameworks
- EFQM Model: The objective of this model is to achieve results in relation to customer satisfaction, the organization’s own members, and, more generally, by having a positive impact on society. The way to achieve this goal is to maintain leadership in achieving quality, formulate strategies and policies, and design customer-oriented business processes, all based on adequate management of both material and human resources.
- Benefit: It becomes a very useful tool to set up a process to make periodic
Information Security: A Comprehensive Guide to Roles, Responsibilities, and Audits
Information Security
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Tasks to be Completed
Definition and Maintenance of Security Policies/Strategies
Implementing and Ensuring Compliance to Policies and Procedures
Enforce Security Effectively
Well-Defined Technical Guidelines and Controls
Assurance (Audits and Regular Risk Assessment)
Security is Everyone’s Business
Management Support
Organizational Solutions
Financing
Education and Training Provided
Security Professionals
Implement Security Tasks
All Employees
Are Aware
Understanding the Importance of Testing
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Secrets of Successful Project Management
20 Tips for Project Success
- Define Project Success Criteria: At the beginning of the project, ensure all stakeholders share a common understanding of what defines success.
- Identify Project Drivers, Constraints, and Degrees of Freedom: Balance functionality, staffing, budget, schedule, and quality objectives. Define each dimension as a constraint, driver, or degree of freedom.
- Define Product Release Criteria: Determine the criteria for product release early on,
Water Classification, Safety, and Quality Assessment
1. Classification of Water by Use and Origin
Hygienic Perspective
Origin:
- Rain (atmospheric) water
- Surface water (running, flowing, stagnant)
- Ocean water
- Underground water – formed from atmospheric or surface water
Rain Water:
- Source of all freshwater in the world
- May be collected directly from roofs and other prepared collection systems and stored in cisterns for later use
- Quality is reasonable but it may be contaminated by gases and particles (e.g., SO2 or NO2) that are washed out of the atmosphere or
Evaluating and Developing Theories in Information Systems
Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 1-30, January 2012
Evaluating and Developing Theories in the Information Systems Discipline
* Cynthia Beath was the accepting senior editor. This article was submitted on 3rd March 2011 and went through two revisions.
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Evaluating and Developing Theories in the Information Systems Discipline
Journal of the Association for Information Systems Vol. 13 Issue 1 pp. 1-30 January 2012
Nothing is as practical as a good theory (Lewin, 1945, p. 129).
1. Introduction
For many researchers,
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