Quality Control Glossary Definition

Term Quality Control
Definition

Quality Control is the product-oriented work of inspecting, testing, or measuring deliverables against quality requirements.

Context & Usage

It focuses on finding defects or nonconformance in outputs so they can be corrected.

Quality leads, reviewers, and project teams use this concept when defining acceptance expectations, evaluating deliverables, and improving project processes.

Related concepts include Quality Assurance, Defect, Inspection, Root Cause Analysis and Continuous Improvement.

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