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The QUIPUDATA Case: Implementing a Quality Initiative in an IT Organization

The QUIPUDATA Case: Implementing a Quality Initiative in an IT Organization
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Author(s): Martin Santana-Ormeño (ESAN, Peru), Antonio Díaz-Andrade (ESAN, Peru), Jaime Serida-Nishimura (ESAN, Peru)and Eddie Morris-Abarca (ESAN, Peru)
Copyright: 2006
Pages: 17
Source title: Cases on the Human Side of Information Technology
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-405-7.ch007

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Abstract

This case study shows the way in which a subsidiary company of one of the largest corporations in Peru, Backus Corporation, charged with assisting in the use of information and telecommunications technologies, implemented a quality management model, got the ISO 9001: 2000 certification, and evolved from an information technology support center to a center of benefits. It describes the evolution and development of the quality management model based on indicators used in QUIPUDATA and also describes the steps followed to get a quality certification. Moreover, it details some of the technological developments within the corporation, including the information technology tool that supports the management model and the corporate network.

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