Design for Six Sigma: In Technology and Product Development

Chapter 9. The Architecture of the Critical Parameter Management Process

Building any form of architecture requires a rational starting point. Any foundation worth its salt comes from a sound understanding of fundamental principles and insight into basic definitions related to what is being built. For our purposes of defining an architecture for Critical Parameter Management we provide the following definitions and underlying principles.

Architecture is defined as "a style and method of design and construction" (American Heritage Dictionary, 1975). When we say we are going to discuss the architecture of a Critical Parameter Management process, we are talking about the methodology of designing and constructing a process to manage critical parameters ...