Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Project Management

This unit portfolio for Week 7 of PPMP20013 discusses the importance of quality assurance and quality control in project management. It covers the four main components of quality management and the difference between QA and QC. The readings include Smith Chapters 4, 11 & 12 and AS/NZS ISO 9004:2011.

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Week 7: Define and apply quality assurance and quality control.
Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Mandatory Readings
 Smith Chapters 4,
11 & 12;
 AS/NZS ISO
9004:2011;
Optional Readings
 AS 9002-
2000(+A1);
Case Study
 BMD:
Management
Systems;
 BAC: EIS and MDP.
1. Review using clear
terminology the
key areas and
processes of
project, program
and portfolio
management
practices as applies
to asset rich
organisations.
Quality management ensures that an organization, product or service is
consistent. It has four main components: quality planning, quality
assurance, quality control and quality improvement. Quality management is
focused not only on product and service quality, but also on the means to
achieve it. Quality management, therefore, uses quality assurance and control
of processes as well as products to achieve more consistent quality.
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Mandatory Readings
 Smith Chapters 4,
11 & 12;
 AS/NZS ISO
9004:2011;
Optional Readings
 AS 9002-
2000(+A1);
Case Study
 BMD:
Management
Systems;
2. Discuss the
relevance of tools
and techniques for
investigating and
describing project
process related to
developing new
workings, facilities,
equipment, plant
and processes for
justifying,
designing,
developing, or
Quality Assurance Is Not Quality Control. The difference is that QA
is process oriented and QC is product oriented. Testing,
therefore is product oriented and thus is in the QC domain. Testing
for quality isn't assuring quality, it's controlling it.
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outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
 BAC: EIS and MDP. maintaining
existing facilities
and equipment
within the context
of their
technological and
asset lifecycle
status.
Mandatory Readings
 Smith Chapters 4,
11 & 12;
 AS/NZS ISO
9004:2011;
Optional Readings
 AS 9002-
2000(+A1);
Case Study
 BMD:
Management
Systems;
 BAC: EIS and MDP.
3. Present and
interpret major
processes that are
based on sound
policy, information,
and research that
enable project
justification,
tenders, contracts,
and selection
criteria to occur in
an asset rich
organisation.
The most important lesson I learned from the units is the utilization of sound
policy to increase revenue with maintaining the quality of a product or services.
The quality and investment can be compromised for each other. It is essential to
maintain both capital and quality.
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Mandatory Readings
 Smith Chapters 4,
11 & 12;
 AS/NZS ISO
9004:2011;
Optional Readings
 AS 9002-
2000(+A1);
4. Critically analyse
management
strategies and
operational
activities from a
broad perspective
to ensure safety
and quality, to
avoid overruns or
Critically analyse management strategies and operational activities from a broad
perspective is essential to ensure safety and quality, to avoid overruns or
rework, to manage variations and claims, and to make decisions to discontinue
or close projects.
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Reading samples Learning
outcomes of the
unit
Learnings from your weekly study, experience, this and
prior unit readings and assignments
Supporting
documentation
including any
prior learning
Case Study
 BMD:
Management
Systems;
 BAC: EIS and MDP.
rework, to manage
variations and
claims, and to make
decisions to
discontinue or
close projects.
Mandatory Readings
 Smith Chapters 4,
11 & 12;
 AS/NZS ISO
9004:2011;
Optional Readings
 AS 9002-
2000(+A1);
Case Study
 BMD:
Management
Systems;
 BAC: EIS and MDP.
5. Demonstrate an
effective,
professional level
of teamwork and
communication and
support
collaborative peer
group learning.
Teamwork is essential to complete any project in time and effectively. In
professional level, effective teamwork can be useful to support collaborative
peer group learning. Team works also encourage team members to engage in
team activities.
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