Last date: August 16, 2017

(Wednesday)
PERSONAL QUALITY CHECK LIST
Develop a personal quality check list that you would like to achieve every day and analyze the
results over an extended period of time. The listing of possible checklist standards might
include:
Review class notes after each class
No text messaging during classes
Limit phone calls to 10 minutes
No more than 30 minutes per day spent on social networking websites
No more than X hours of television per week
Update schedule daily on PDA or computer calendar
Get up promptly no snooze alarm
Ensure that team members are informed on project progress, each day or each week
Complete all reading assignments as due
Inform professor of essential absences via e-mail, text, or phone message at least 24
hours in advance
Work in library (or other quiet place) to avoid interruptions
No more than one junk food snack per day
Exercise in gym for at least one hour, twice per week
Turn off cell phone during classes
Prepare or buy, and eat, breakfast every day
E-Mail or call parents at least once per week
Ensure that bank account is never overdrawn by checking balance online at least every
other day
Select around 10 items from this list, or make up your own that are more important to you.
Whatever is meaningful to you may be tracked. Failure to adhere to these standards is
considered a defect. Use charts to plot and analyze results. After you have gathered data for
a week or two, review the data for the purpose of analysis and improvement. You might wish to
share your personal checklist items and goals with your instructor, a colleague, spouse, or a
friend, and discuss your progress. The focus is on improving, not being critical!
After completing the project, answer these questions:
a. What did your analysis reveal?
b. Did you find that you improved simply because you began to measure these defects?
c. How did you feel about discussing your progress with others?
d. How might such a process help in a work environment?

Further details Contact:

Dr. Ch. Venkataiah, PhD
Professor (Operations, Quality & Project Management)
E-Mail: venkat.chitti@gitam.edu
GITAM School of International Business, GITAM University