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The question of how quality is defined remains subjective, although a variety of definitions are commonly accepted.<\/p>\n

\"Definition-of-Quality\"<\/a><\/p>\n

An older post reached out to our team and asked how they know quality when they see it.  Pro QC’s Managing Director was quoted as describing quality as…<\/p>\n

‘When I think of quality, an old quote that we used to use as  kind of our slogan comes to mind: \u201cQuality is consistent performance to clients\u2019 expectations. To me, repeatability is quality.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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A prior newsletter article we posted discussed misconceptions about quality identified in a LinkedIn group discussion.  One of the misconceptions frequently cited includes how quality is defined.<\/p>\n

How do you define quality? <\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Even though quality cannot be defined, you know what it is.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

~Pirsig (Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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