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Project Management & Agile · Intermediate

Critical to Quality (CTQ)

A measurable characteristic of a product or process that is critical to customer satisfaction.

Definition

CTQ trees break broad customer needs into specific, measurable requirements with specification limits.

Example

Need 'fast support' becomes CTQ 'first response within 2 hours'.

Exam tip

CTQs must be measurable.

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