In summary
The cost of project production is the sum of
- Acceptable production
- Detection of unacceptable production
- Fixing unacceptable production (rework)
The cost of product quality is the sum of
- The cost of detection, plus
- The cost of fixing
The better the production work
- The lower the costs of "quality"
- I.e. detection and fixing
Motto:
- Do it right the first time!