Saigun has a holistic approach to quality
management where business-aligned measures
drive quality initiatives through. At
Saigun, quality is also viewed from
the perspective of the customer, which
leads to a complete quality approach
that integrates people, the tools and
the process. Saigun has evolved and
optimized its quality framework, which
hosts the convergence of process, the
organization, its culture, its infrastructure,
and its metrics.
Processes are aligned with industry
best practices and internationally renowned
standards and frameworks like Capability
Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI). Saigun
acknowledges and understands the spirit
of such models, maps its relevance to
the organization’s process improvement
goals, and rigorously implements these
goals to achieve its business needs.
At Saigun, quality is everyone’s
responsibility, with ownership and accountability
prevalent at every level in the organization.
The quality approach has systems in
place to ensure the capture and dissemination
of invaluable knowledge. Continuous
focus and investment are made through
the enhancement of tools and infrastructure
to support process improvement initiatives.
An independent quality function is in
place which ably supports these process
improvement initiatives, with the objective
to define, maintain and improve quality
processes. The overall process is supplemented
by several supporting systems, thus
creating an organizational environment
for integration.
Saigun's emphasis has continuously been
on integrating and implementing approaches
through a simultaneous focus on defect
reduction, timeliness, and productivity.
This emphasis has translated to lower
maintenance costs, low schedule-overrun
costs, and lower development costs for
customers. A strong monitoring of Measurements
and progress indicators is oriented
to be customer centric, so as to provide
value for money.
As the quality goals are aligned to
business objectives and performance,
it enjoys a broad ownership at Saigun.
The focus is on an organization-wide,
data-driven approach to process improvement
which has led to the institutionalization
of a strong metrics program. In all,
Saigun’s minimalist but rigorous
approach to quality management is equipped
with a strong feedback loop for continuous
improvement of the system.
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