In my last blog on quality I delved into the topics of quality areas and quality factors. Following on from that I will now present the basis for my overall view on quality - the FIVE kinds of quality:
5 Kinds of Quality:
- Personal Quality
- Team Quality
- Product Quality
- Service Quality
- Company Quality
These five kinds of quality are all related. E.g. High personal quality and team quality are prerequisites of product quality, service quality, and the total company quality.
It is also important to understand that EACH of the five kinds of quality has two dimensions: a hard and a soft one.
Hard quality means concrete/technical quality.
Good hard quality exists when demands and expectations are met on a concrete, technical level.
Soft quality means the human, emotional side of quality.
Good soft quality exists when demands and expectations on a human/emotional level are met.
In order to ensure the development and survival of the organisation, it is necessary to constantly monitor and develop the five kinds of quality, in both the hard and the soft areas. In the following quality blog posts I will delve into each of these five areas and give you concrete examples of what good soft and hard quality is and explain my thinking in further detail.
If you haven't already done so, I would also recommend that you go back to the beginning and read all of my posts on the topic of quality on this blog.
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