Making Quality Visible 

What Is Whole-Quality?

Whole-Quality is a way to see the quality of an object as a whole.

 

It helps make quality visible through the essential details that form it — the object’s intended function, function realization, boundaries, interfaces, internal structure, Quality Factors, evidence, outcomes, and Quality Claims.

 

Just as an X-ray can reveal what is hidden inside a body or object, Whole-Quality helps reveal the conditions and relationships that shape real quality.

 

It can be used for different kinds of objects — a support service, an organization, an infrastructure system, a regulatory system, a product, a health state, or another object whose quality needs to be understood.

 

The purpose is simple: to make quality visible, understandable, and supported by evidence.

 

 

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The foundational articles explain what Whole-Quality is and how it helps make the quality of different objects visible, understandable, and supported by evidence. They introduce the core ideas of intended function, boundaries, interfaces, Quality Factors, evidence, and Quality Claims.

 

Current Initiatives

Whole-Quality Institute (WQI) is the umbrella platform.
AMSI and IQI are applied initiatives under WQI.
AMSI focuses on the quality of personal and social support services.
IQI focuses on energy infrastructure quality.
WQI provides the common method behind both.