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Index

[SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

DCF (Discounted Cash Flow)
debugging
     definition of
     testing and debugging anomalies
Decision Engine Products
decision hierarchy
decomposition
defect removal effectiveness (DRE)
Defect-Free Process
defective units
defects
     causes of
     defect backlog
     defect density
     defect rate during formal system testing
     defect removal effectiveness (DRE)
degrees of freedom
delayering, General Electric (GE) Six Sigma initiative
"delight-the-customer" (TQM)
demand for new products
Deming, W. Edwards 2nd 3rd
     consistent performance, achieving
     fourteen points for management
     quality philosophy
deploying poka yoke systems
DEs (desirable effects)
design 2nd 3rd
     Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) 2nd
     Design of Experiments (DOE)
     design patterns
     design performance
     DRE (defect removal effectiveness)
     FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis)
     IT portfolio alignment
     iterative processes
     parameter design 2nd 3rd
    robust [See roubest design.]
     system design 2nd 3rd
     Taguchi Methods
     tolerance design 2nd 3rd
Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) 2nd
Design of Experiments
Design of Experiments (DOE)
design patterns
desirable effects (DEs)
detailed flowcharts
development
     coherent development
         best efforts
         Essential Path Method (EPM)
     development time
     incoherent development
         Critical Path Method (CPM)
         value management
DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) 2nd
DFTS (Design for Trustworthy Software)
     black belt training
     case study: General Electric Operating System
     control systems
         belief systems
         boundary systems
         DFTS feedback review framework
         diagnostic control systems
         feedback control systems
         interactive control systems
     Cost of Software Quality (CoSQ)
     customer requirements
     DFTS black belt training
     DFTS master black belt training
     discussion questions 2nd
     effective communication 2nd
     financial evaluation
         establishing financial evaluation framework
         metrics for
    foundations for quality-focused
         adoption of Deming's teachings
         awareness of shortcomings
         implementation of Deming's principles
         organization-wide consultation and communication
     fourteen points for software managers
     implementation strategies
         buy-to-build
         concurrent implementation
         incremental implementation
         scope of initiative
     improvements and gains, freezing
     integration and expansion
         cultural changes
         implementation practices
         management principles
     Internet exercises
     key points
     learning curricula design
     master black belt training
     organization-wide learning
     overview of
     PICS implementation framework
     planning 2nd
     project management
     review questions
     small software firms and e-cottages
     staggered implementation
     strategic clarity
     support personnel, training
         black belt training
         Senior Executives and Champions (SEC) seminars
         white belt training
     Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) case study
     training evaluation and certification
DFTS Steering Committees
diagnostic control systems
diagrams [See also charts.]
    activity network diagrams
         creating
         definition of
         recommended applications
     Affinity Diagram 2nd
         creating
         definition of
         example of
         recommended applications
    cause-and-effect diagrams
         classifying processes with
         definition of
         elements of
         identifying causes with
         purpose of
         recommended applications
     Hierarchy Diagrams 2nd
    interrelationship diagrams
         creating
         definition of
         example of
         recommended applications
    matrix diagrams
         definition of
         recommended applications 2nd
    PDPCs (Process Decision Program Charts)
         creating
         definition of
         example of
         recommended applications
     precedence diagrams
    prioritization matrices
         Combination I.D./Matrix Method
         Consensus Criteria Method
         Full Analytical Criteria Method
         recommended applications
    scatter diagrams
         definition of
         recommended applications
         scatter plot analysis
    tree diagrams
         creating
         definition of
         example of
         recommended applications
discipline
disclaimers
Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
distribution patterns (histograms)
distributive synthesis
documentation 2nd
     specification documents
     streamlining
DOE (Design of Experiments)
dominators
downstream internal failure costs
DRE (defect removal effectiveness)
dynamic sensitivity analysis