Quality Lifecycle

Quality metrics define the counts or measurements in a project. Quality states are controlled by the Quality policy.

The Quality lifecycle includes these states:

This page discusses:

Initiated

A Controlled quality metric has not been added yet. The CTQ can be edited and more metrics can be added. If the CTQ doesn't have a Controlled metric, it cannot be promoted to Controlled. The system automatically promotes the CTQ to Controlled when a quality metric is added with a Source of Controlled. If the Controlled metric is still in the CTQ's metric list after the edits are made, the CTQ can be manually promoted to Controlled.

Controlled

A Controlled metric has been added. When a CTQ is in the Controlled state, it cannot be edited or deleted. If the CTQ needs to be updated, the Project Lead/owner must demote the CTQ to Initiated.