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• What’s New
• Introduction
  • Mandated Requirements for Quality
  • What Quality is about
  • Achieving Quality
  • Software Quality Management
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Terms and Definitions
  • Useful Related Links
  • Getting Help
• Competences and Development
  • Functional Competences and Development
• Roles and Responsibilities
  • Defence Quality Assurance Authority
  • Integrated Project Team Leader
  • Project QA Focal Point
  • Project Team Member
  • Authorised MOD GQAR Organisations
  • Terms of Reference
    • Guidance - QA Group
    • DIQF and QACG TOR's
• Planning for Quality
  • Internal (MOD)
    • IPT Quality (Business) Management Systems
    • Project Quality Strategy
    • Project Quality Management Plan
    • Quality Assurance Groups
  • External (Supplier)
    • Quality Management System Certification (Suppliers)
    • Pre-Contract Award Evaluation
• Contracting for Quality
  • Standard Quality Assurance Contractual Requirements
  • Appropriate Certification
  • Overseas Quality Assurance
  • Deliverable Quality Plan
  • Managing Concessions
  • Traceability and Design Provenance
  • Certificate of Conformity including Traceability
  • Flight Indemnity
  • Transfer of Aircraft and Equipment
  • Product Conformity Certification
  • PPP / PFI
• Measuring and Improving Quality
  • DE&S Partnering Approach for Improving Quality (PAIQ)
  • DE&S Mandated Quality Performance Indicators (QPIs)
  • Policy Improvement Reviews
  • Quality Management Maturity Model
  • Complaints about MOD Suppliers and Third Party Certification Bodies
• Assuring Quality
  • Government QA Surveillance (GQAS)
  • Applying for Authorised MOD GQAR Organisation Status
  • Partnering Audit Arrangements within the MAE
• Consultation and Communication
  • Defence Industries Quality Forum
  • Quality Assurance Consultative Group
  • MOD Quality Alert Notices
  • MOD Quality Assurance Authority Notices
  • Quality in your Pocket Guide
  • Quality Matters Newsletter
• Forms and Downloads
  • QA Related Forms
  • Downloads
• Frequently Asked Questions

Content

Quality Matters Newsletter

Quality Matters Newsletter Library

Current and archive copies of all Quality Matters Newsletters can be obtained from the Defence Quality Assurance (DQA) webpage on the Defence Intranet, or on request by contacting DQA Policy directly, see Getting Help.

Introduction

The first “Quality Matters Newsletter” was issued in June 2006, with the aim to regularly inform the Acquisition Community of the ongoing developments in Quality Assurance and Configuration Management policy.

Purpose

The purpose of the Newsletter is to promote the subjects of Quality, Quality Assurance (QA) and Configuration Management (CM). The intention is that future articles will include good practice, lessons learnt, examples of achievements, and new Quality, QA and CM techniques and methodologies.

Distribution

Primarily the newsletter will be distributed via the Defence Intranet, and by email to focal points for those areas that can not access the intranet version. New releases will be notified to MOD staff via a DE&S news item on the Defence Intranet. New issues will be release approximately every quarter.

Submit an article

The editor will be pleased to receive any articles on or related to Quality, QA or CM. Although Quality Matters is a MOD based newsletter; all articles and requests from both MOD staff and Industry personnel will be considered for publication on their merits.

To make a request or submit an article for publication please contact the editor, see Getting Help for details.

Change History

Change History

Any future amendments to this guidance will be recorded here.

There are currently no amendments to report.