Quality assurance and quality control—two terms that often trip up even seasoned pros, with lines between them blurry enough to spark debate. But here’s the good news: there is a distinction, and once it clicks, you’ll wonder how you ever mixed them up. Let’s dive in and unravel the difference that can transform how you... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Are you unsure how you will obtain the quality of your project deliverables? Or what standards you need to measure against? Quality is one of the most important aspects of project management, and the production of a Quality Management Plan could be the answer you need. According to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Project quality assurance is one out of three parts of a larger project quality system that ensures the project deliverables meet the planned quality standards. The other two are quality planning and quality control. Notice that the goal is not to produce the highest quality deliverables, only that the deliverables meet the quality standards in... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Project quality is the silent force in project management, often overshadowed by the loud demands of time and budget, yet capable of derailing success just as swiftly. While deadlines and costs dominate the spotlight, neglecting quality can quietly undermine a project, leading to costly rework, unhappy stakeholders, or outright failure. Complicating matters further, quality standards... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
For engineers like me, quality is a big deal. Industry standard quality control dictates that most documents and designs require a "second stamp" i.e. a reviewer who takes as much responsibility as the designer. If non-engineering professions followed this practice, many project quality issues would be solved. The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) values... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Performing quality assurance ensures that the processes are in place to produce the project deliverables at the applicable level of quality. In the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Quality Assurance is part of the Executing process group and is performed throughout the duration of the project. When quality assurance activities identify a quality problem which... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Controlling the quality of a project's deliverables can be the silver bullet that makes everything else feel easy. Unfortunately, it's often easier said than done but there are tried and true techniques that help you get there. On the flip side, a single poor quality deliverable can create a cycle of low performance, whereby an... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
In the world of project management, the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) highlights quality as a critical pillar of the Delivery Performance Domain. Most projects focus the lion's share of their efforts on time and cost. Project managers regularly land in the lion's den when they overlook the third vital component of the project triangle: ... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
Although it isn't in the dictionary, the project management industry uses the term deliverables almost daily. I must say, I am tired of MS Word underlining it as a spelling mistake. Deliverables are the products, services, and results that a project produces. Thus, they are the cornerstone to project success. Every project has to produce something.... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
The difference between a successful project and an unsuccessful one can usually be narrowed down to one word: Planning. The Project Management Institute (PMI) reports that only 64% of projects meet their intended goals, and from my experience working for a large engineering company, this is probably not too far out. But there is a... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer