Integrative Project – Quality Management. The key to controlling quality during the project is not waiting until an issue occurs or a concern is discovered. The project manager must have a plan in place to monitor the activities of the project, especially the execution phase activities. When a variation is discovered, the project manager uses their technical expertise to analyze quality control results and then decide on whether the results of their investigation warrants further action to correct the problem identified or propose a change. If a change is discovered, then a change control board review may be triggered.
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:
- Assess project management performance.
- Determine quality performance controls.
- Analyze data using a standard project management template.
- Solve a project management problem detailing results of information collected.
Resources
- Textbook: Agile Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Using an Agile Approach
- Textbook: PMP Exam Prep
- Article: Vendors May Cost You More Than Your Project
- Article: Cost of Quality
- Template: Quality Metrics
- Template: Quality Checklist
- Template: Quality Management Plan
- Video: Culture of Quality
- Video: Learn What the 7 Quality Control Tools Are in 8 Minutes
- Video: How to Meet Your Quality Targets – Project Management
- [Note: The inclusion of publicly accessible video links in your courses and program should be considered neither a recommendation nor an endorsement of any products or services mentioned within them.]
Background Information
Managing quality requires a well-thought-out, comprehensive plan. Normally, multiple quality management documents are created and then used to determine the quality health of the project. In addition to thinking about the work being completed during the execution phase of the project, the project manager also needs to consider control points to monitor and ensure that they can step in and act to prevent potential issues later in the project management process.
Instructions
- Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
- Review the following resources, as needed:
- In PMP Exam Prep, Chapter 8: Quality
- InAgile Fundamentals: A Comprehensive Guide to Using an Agile Approach, Chapter 14: Continuous Improvement, Continuous Improvement – Product
- Articles:
- Templates:
- Videos:
- Culture of Quality(7:40 min) and/or read Culture of Quality Transcript
- Learn What the 7 Quality Control Tools Are in 8 Minutes(8:12 min) and/or read Learn What the 7 Quality Control Tools Are in 8 Minutes Transcript
- How to Meet Your Quality Targets – Project Management(4:38 min) and/or read How to Meet Your Quality Targets Project – Management Transcript
- In this assignment, you will:
- Complete a Quality Management Plan (see template) for your Integrative Project (selected in PROJ-610).
- Not all the categories will relate to your Integrative Project.
- For those that do not, make sure you note why.
- Complete a Quality Checklist (see template) for your Integrative Project to help guide your project team’s efforts.
- Please note that the template is for a project that isn’t like yours.
- The information should be used to help guide you.
- Complete a Quality Management Plan (see template) for your Integrative Project (selected in PROJ-610).
- You just need to replace the values and information in the provided Quality Checklist template with information related to your Integrative Project.
- Your submission should be a minimum of 350 words.
- All references and citations should be in APA format.
- Review the APA Style pagefor information on how to cite sources and format citations and references properly.
- You may also review the OCLS Evaluating Sources pageto see the criteria for credible Internet research websites.
- When you’ve completed your assignment, save a copy for yourself and submit a copy to your instructor by the end of the workshop.
