WK6 DQ2

490 WK5 DQ2. 100-150 WORDS

Your IT project process, the migration of a data center from one physical location to another, is under quality assurance (QA) review; provide examples of how the IT team used at least three of the seven basic tools of quality on this project.

REPLIES. 75-100 WORDS

A Francheska Janosik

Cause-and-effect diagram: will be used to help identify the possible causes and effects or problems that will come from moving the data center, like the down time, the proper power, the cooling requirements, etc. Check Sheet or Tally Sheet: Will be used to make a structured list for collecting and analyzing data for the process of the move. IT will allow in a quick listed form for the company to understand the ups and downs of the process. This also helps with zeroing in on the defects or errors within the process defects and patterns, So in turn it will allow the company to see the do and don’ts in the process of moving the data center.

Scatter Diagram: This shows the relationship between two variables, in this case it can show the relationship between time and how much of the data center has come back on line.

B Chad Pope

During the quality assurance review of the hypothetical data center physical migration, the IT team could use control charts to track each process of the migration. This tool would allow them to identify if and when each process becomes out of control, showing that the process requires refinement to correct it. Another useful tool the IT team could leverage is the checksheet. They could mark off as each task is completed, preventing duplication of effort and ensuring prerequisite tasks are accomplished first. Finally, the IT team could utilize flowcharts to map out each process to identify and analyze any problems that might arise and to improve each process.

C Jordan Ehresman

The seven basic tools of quality include cause-and-effect diagrams, control charts, check sheet, scatter diagram, histograms, Pareto charts and flowcharts. According to Schwalbe (2018) a flow chart is a graphical display of the flow of the process which help improve processes and breakdown where problems occur. Using flow charts for the data center migration project will grant and overview of the process and allow for a picture of operation to be developed which can be examined to identify any potential problem areas. This can allow for the team to proactively correct and improve the procedure before problems can arise. A check sheet is as its name implies a simple checklist that can be used to collect and analyze data. By using this tool he project team can recognize numerous data sets they wish to record and then analyze the data accordingly. A check sheet can be set to record whenever an issue arise at different phases of the migration process and then upon analysis the team can prioritize which segments need to be improved upon based off the number of occurrences experienced there.