NAS A Quality Program Quality Leadership Forum (QLF) Mission Statement Q

1. NASA Quality Program Quality Leadership Forum (QLF)Mission Statement Q The Quality Leadership Forum (QLF) is an aerospace quality coordination group that discusses issues and implementation with respect to project/program quality. The QLF is the overarching organization which coordinates the activities of individual quality working groups. The objectives of the QLF are to integrate quality approaches, improve utilization of quality resources, define and analyze quality related risks, communicate quality lessons learned, and improve quality processes. The QLF sponsors an intranet web site which is a resource for information concerning aerospace quality. Industry quality representatives involved with NASA contracts can request to join this site at: pbma.hq.nasa.gov. The QLF meets approximately three times a year, and work groups coordinate on an ongoing basis. Membership includes NASA, DCMA, and aerospace industry quality representatives.

2. Purpose of the team: • Define and analyze quality related risks • Communicate quality lessons learned • Improve quality processes Focus: •   Project/program quality and the supply base Process: • QLF meets face-to-face three times a year (after CQSDI, in summer, and in fall) •   Day to day QLF work takes place in QLF work groups coordinated by the QLF • Members: • NASA, DCMA, and Industry Quality Representatives