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Quality Assurance Management – ‘Raising the Grade’

QA MANAGEMENT – ‘RAISING THE GRADE’

IntroductionsIntroductions• Director of Project Management:

– Kenneth Sims, PMP

• PMBA Team:– Project Manager: Jenny Monohan, PMPProject Manager: Jenny Monohan, PMP– Business Analyst: Joe Lovell

QA MANAGEMENT – ‘RAISING THE GRADE’

After attending this session you will be able to:After attending this session you will be able to:• Define quality and the goals of a quality managed project

D fi h lit i i t t d i th ll S ft• Define how quality is integrated in the overall Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Id tif h th 3 t lit l i• Identify how the 3 step process quality planning, assurance and control aligns with the SDLC

Id tif h th j t t i ibl f lit• Identify who on the project team is responsible for quality

• Define why projects benefit from Quality Management

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INTRODUCTIONSINTRODUCTIONS

QA MANAGEMENT – ‘RAISING THE GRADE’

QA MANAGEMENT – ‘RAISING THE GRADE’

What does Quality Management mean to you orWhat does Quality Management mean to you or to your Organization?

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QUALITY:QUALITY:• Peculiar and essential character: Nature• An inherent feature: Propertyp y• A degree of excellence: Grade• Distinguishing attribute: Characteristic• The character in a logical proposition of being

affirmative or negative

-Merriam-Webster.com

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• Quality is ultimately defined by the customer and represents how close the project and deliverables come to meet the requirements and customer expectations.

QA MANAGEMENT – ‘RAISING THE GRADE’

THE QUALITY MANAGED PROJECT GOAL• Fitness for use• Fitness for purpose

THE QUALITY MANAGED PROJECT GOAL

p p• Customer Satisfaction• Conformance to requirements

-PMI Nashville Workshop, 2003

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QUALITY OBJECTIVESQUALITY OBJECTIVES• Quality is measured by identifying “SMART” objectives.

– Specific– Measurable– Agreed-upon– RealisticRealistic– Time-framed

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WHAT IS PROJECT QUALITY MANAGEMENT?WHAT IS PROJECT QUALITY MANAGEMENT?Project Quality Management includes the processes

required to ensure that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken.

• The major processes include: The major processes include:– Quality Planning– Perform Quality Assurance

Perform Quality Control– Perform Quality Control

-Project Management Body Of Knowledge Guide-Third Edition

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PlanningPlanning

AssuranceAssurance

ControlControl

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RAISING THE ‘GRADE’RAISING THE GRADE• Working together to balance the delivery of quality

within the triple constraint of:– Scope– Cost– Time

TimeTime

QualityScopeCost

y

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SHORTCHANGING QUALITYSHORTCHANGING QUALITY• Risk if the triple constraint and balance is comprised:

– Scope– Cost– Time Time

QualityScopeCost

y

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WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR QUALITY?WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR QUALITY?• Everyone on the project plays an important role in

quality management:– Sponsor– Stakeholders– End-UsersEnd Users– Developer– Project Manager

Business Analyst– Business Analyst

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN ACTIONQUALITY MANAGEMENT IN ACTIONCustomer : “I want to manage my sales pipeline

and need a report.”

BA: “What are your sales steps and process?”

Customer: “We have 5 steps and they include…Qualify, Contact, Initial Meeting…”

The BA repeats and verifies the sales process.

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN ACTIONQUALITY MANAGEMENT IN ACTIONBA: Do you wish to separate the report by

business units? If so, what are they?

Customer: Yes, there are 9 Business units….

BA: How do you wish the monetary values on the pipeline report to be displayed?

Customer: The values need to be in USD rounded to the nearest 10,000….

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN ACTIONQUALITY MANAGEMENT IN ACTIONBA: So let me verify that you need a sales

pipeline report that identifies the 5 business steps, for each of the 9 business units with the monetary values rounded to the nearest 10,000 in US dollars ….10,000 in US dollars ….

Client: Correct…

BA: We can have a draft version of the report ready for you to review and approve by ….

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QA MANAGEMENT – ‘RAISING THE GRADE’

VALUE OF QUALITY MANAGEMENTVALUE OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT

INCREASES:ProfitProductivity

REDUCES:Implementation CostsMaintenance Costs

Product Value/ROICustomer Satisfaction Credibility

a e a ce Cos sReworkWaste

yCompetitive Position

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SUMMARY - Q&ASUMMARY Q&A• Review introduction discussion points

P ti i t ti d f db k• Participant questions and feedback

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CALL TO ACTIONCALL TO ACTIONFor more on ‘Raising The Grade’,Check out the Technical SolutionsRoadmaps session.

Free two hour Project Management NeedsFree two hour Project Management NeedsAssessment. For more information, contactKenneth Sims at ksims@lbmc.com.

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REFERENCESREFERENCES• A Guide to the Project Management Body of

Knowledge, 3rd edition

• PMI Nashville, 2003 PMP Exam Prep Workshop

• Harold Kerzner PH D Project Management A• Harold Kerzner, PH.D. Project Management A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 8th ed, 2003.

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