Process Inspection Checklist

Definition

A process inspection checklist is the quality engineering work product that is used by a quality engineer to guide an inspection of the endeavor process.

Objectives

The objectives of process inspection checklist are to:

• List questions that will guide a quality engineer to detect the most important defects in the process.

Benefits

• Using the process inspection checklist provides the inspector with a list of questions designed to identify the most common and important defects that occur in the implementation and usage of the endeavor's process.

Contents

• The project, the process of which is being inspected
• The inspector's name and contact information
• The date of the inspection meeting
• Any defects in the process that the inspector identified (description and recommendations)
• Any questions that the inspector has for the process engineer

Stakeholders

• Producers: An individual member of the:
  • Process Engineer
• Evaluators: None
• Approvers: None
• Maintainers: None
• Users:
  • Quality Engineer The quality engineer uses the inspection checklist to guide the process inspection.

Phases

• Initiation: Completed
• Construction: Completed
• Delivery: Completed
• Usage: Completed
• Retirement: Archived

Preconditions

Process inspection checklists can be started if the following preconditions hold:

• The quality engineer position has been staffed and trained.
• The endeavor's process has been determined and documented.

Inputs

• Work products:
  • Process documentation
• Stakeholders:
  • Process Engineer

Guidelines

• The process inspection checklist needs to be evaluated to ensure that it is:
  • Consistent with the documented process.
  • Complete.

Conventions

Process inspection checklists are constrained by the following conventions:

• Work Flow
• Content and Format Standard
• MS Word Template
• XML Template
• Inspection Checklist

Examples

• EAS Process Inspection Checklist