I'd see the latter as being a subset of the former as compliance with specific technical requirements or procedures is just one type of quality expectation (alongside security, privacy, performance...)
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
I support these audit from long time ago. Quality has two components: quality assurance and quality control. Quality assurance is related to process to create the solution while quality control is related to validate the final product. Both can be or not can be part of the compliance you stared in your answer. Why? Because quality is a strategic matter. Saving Changes...
Peter RapinSubject Matter Expect; Project Delivery| Independent ConsultantOntario, Canada
I look at the "quality compliance audit" as a review of the product's ability to meet the stated requirements - scope, cost and time. I see the "technical compliance audit" as a review of the process to deliver the product compared to the established or selected process.
Hopefully 'technical compliance' leads to 'quality compliance' but that is not a given. If compliance with the technical or process does not lead to quality compliance than the process has to change. Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Audit in this case means a independent (from the project) review of the product (could also mean review of the project as process).
Compliance means comparing the real product against a pre-established baseline or standard.
This standard can be technical, like describing the components and how they work together, statically and dynamically or it can include some technical norms relevant to the product.
Or this standard can be a quality standard, for the project, the organization or the industry, or imposed by regulators. Such a standard may include technical standards, but will rather also reflect on reliability, maintainability, sustainability, and other attributes of usage of the product.
So, technical audit is trying to answer the question 'has it been build right', while a quality audit tells us 'is it fit for intended usage'. This means a technical audit makes more sense before a quality audit.
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Jul 21, 2021 5:24 AM
Momade Amade
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Thank you very much for your reply. As much as I understand your explanation, you mean that compliance is part of any technical audit of product, as compliance means comparing an existing product do a pre-established baseline or standard. Please confirm.
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Quality compliance is more to assurance the best project management. It searches that performance follows the processes, practices, techniques, and standards settled.
And technical audit is more to assess risk operation and assurance the design basis complies with the technical specification settled to guarantee that the outcomes will reach the objectives and specification limits.
Hi,
here's my view on that, hopefully it helps:
- quality audit refers to management system evaluation (or project management evaluation depending on the scope) regarding Norms, for example, ISO.
- technical audit refers to the compliance of processes and procedures related to technical aspects of the products. Saving Changes...
Audit in this case means a independent (from the project) review of the product (could also mean review of the project as process).
Compliance means comparing the real product against a pre-established baseline or standard.
This standard can be technical, like describing the components and how they work together, statically and dynamically or it can include some technical norms relevant to the product.
Or this standard can be a quality standard, for the project, the organization or the industry, or imposed by regulators. Such a standard may include technical standards, but will rather also reflect on reliability, maintainability, sustainability, and other attributes of usage of the product.
So, technical audit is trying to answer the question 'has it been build right', while a quality audit tells us 'is it fit for intended usage'. This means a technical audit makes more sense before a quality audit.
Thank you very much for your reply. As much as I understand your explanation, you mean that compliance is part of any technical audit of product, as compliance means comparing an existing product do a pre-established baseline or standard. Please confirm. Saving Changes...
Dear
Quality compliance is more to assurance the best project management. It searches that performance follows the processes, practices, techniques, and standards settled.
And technical audit is more to assess risk operation and assurance the design basis complies with the technical specification settled to guarantee that the outcomes will reach the objectives and specification limits.
Thank you Elena for the clarification Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
