At Momentum Technologies, the Cost of Quality, as a parameter, is measured as the proportion of total project effort spent over:
Defect Preventive Activities, e.g., Training,
Metric Collection, Defect Prevention and Process Improvement
Appraisal activities e.g., Reviews, IT and QA Testing and
Audits
Defect Repair Activities, e.g., Rework due to Defect Fixing,
Acceptance testing & Re-Testing
Lowering COQ means more cost effective services
and solutions for
Momentum's
customers. Analysis of COQ trends also demonstrates
our ability to absorb the impact of new domain knowledge acquisition
while maintaining overall budget and quality.