Improvement, Certification and Excellence Models

Generically Applicable Models
Note: some of the models have emerged from a particular industry sector like Agile (Software Development) or Lean (Manufacturing) but have applicability to other sectors and hence have been included in the list.

Agile
Known commonly as Agile Software Development, Adaptive Product Development, Framework which recommends minimum processes and documentation

CMMI
Maturity Level, Goals, Practices

CMMI for Acquistion
Management of suppliers by acquirers

CMMI for Development
Development and maintenance of products and services.

CMMI for Services
End-to-end design and operational management of services system

DFSS
Design for Six Sigma - Robust product design through the application of Six Sigma tools and techniques

DMAIC
Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control - Methodology to analyze and improve business processes through the application of Six Sigma tools and techniques

EFQM
European Foundation for Quality Management - Business Excellence Framework from Europe

ISO 14001
EMS (Environment Management System), Managing Adverse Impact of Business Operations on the Environment

ISO 27001
ISMS (Information Security Management System), CISO, Security Controls

ISO 9001
QMS (Quality Management System), MR, Management Reviews, Internal Audits, Document Control

ISO 9004
Guidelines for process and performance improvement for sustained business success

ITIL
Management of IT Services Provisioning, IT Infrastructure Library, ITSM, ISO 20000

Lean
Known commonly as Lean Manufacturing, Process Work Flow Optimization, Elimination of non-value-adding activities from a process (Value Stream Mapping)

Lean Six Sigma
Integration of Lean (cycle time reduction) with Six Sigma (process variation reduction)

MBNQA
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (here National means USA) - Business Excellence Framework from USA

OHSAS 18001
Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Sequence, OHSMS - Assuring Health, Safety and Security of the Workforce by Managing Workplace Environment and Infrastructure

SA 8000
Standard governing social accountability

Six Sigma
Understand and reduce process variation - Process improvement through DMAIC, Product design and development through DFSS or DMADV

TQM
Total Quality Management

Domain Specific Models


DO178B   
Certification Standard for Airborne Software

FDA CFR 21 Part 11
Federal Drug Agency's (FDA) Guidelines for Management of Electronic Records and Signatures in the FDA-regulated Industry

TS 16949
Management Standard for the Automotive Industry which applies to the entire Automotive Supply Chain

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