Analysis of Project Quality in Relation to Cost at St. Dismas

This report examines the relationship between project quality and cost management within the context of the St. Dismas Assisted Living Facility project. It defines project quality as the ability of a product or service to perform as planned, emphasizing the importance of aligning quality with project goals. The report highlights the initiatives undertaken by St. Dismas, including cost-effectiveness and enhancing existing services. It explores the use of tools like cause-and-effect diagrams and flowcharts in project quality management. The analysis emphasizes that project cost is affected by poor quality and the significance of managing finances to ensure the project meets the required quality standards. The report concludes by stressing the importance of maintaining both product and process quality throughout the project lifecycle, including the effective implementation of tools and techniques to maximize profitability and sustainability. The report uses references to support the arguments.

St. Dismas Assisted Living
Facility (Part A)

Table of Contents
Project Quality In Association To Project Cost Management....................................................1
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REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

Project Quality In Association To Project Cost Management
Quality in a project is defined as the product or service that possess an ability to perform
in a well defined manner so that goals and objectives that are targeted in the process of planning
is achieved. A project quality has the ability to provide a good and service suitable for the
intended purpose. A product is well build and is great with utilisation but is not suitable to a
purpose for which it was build then it will not be a suitable product. The product will not be
termed as a quality product that results as per plans (Ingason, 2015). To ensure the quality
product planning must define the quality, all the actions must commit to quality and then stick to
project requirement and manage the quality required.
In this project St. Dismas Medical Centre an urban, non-profit, rehabilitation hospital is
initiating with a project through which fewer people who are injured due to seat belts and
helmets will be treated in priority basis. In relation to this project planning is done and initiatives
are made to accomplish at the end of the project. The first short run initiative is to become cost
effective in delivering services. Second long-run initiative is to provide services that enhances
quality of existing services. When both the initiatives will be achieved in plan manner then it will
be termed that quality is achieved for the project.
In the process of project quality management following tools are used-
Cause-and-effect digram: A cause-and-effect digram is prepared which is in shape of
fish skeleton and any effect on bone of a fish will lead to effect head. Small effects that gives
effect needs to be identified so that no hindrance can be made in the process of quality
management (Papke-Shields and Boyer-Wright, 2017).
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Flowcharts: They reflects the logical manner through which each activity needs to be
performed. Through this potential problems in the process of quality management is analysed.
Elaborating each activities in more accurate and logical manner helps in achieving target to
maximise quality in the process of achieving goals and objectives. For example a well defined
project plan is prepared by COO in which each activity to accomplish the project and time
duration required for that activity is mentioned. This plan will help St. Dismas Medical Centre to
achieve quality in the project to be accomplished (Samset and Volden, 2016).
As per the current market conditions quality is the key that leads to sustain each
organisation while competing with others. When a new project is initiated by St. Dismas Medical
Centre then cost must be considered because project cost is affected by poor quality. Non
availability of appropriate funds will not allow to acquired goods and services that are required
to maintain quality as per plans. This will also leads to reopen of the project and cost will
increase. When services that are developed for future by St. Dismas Medical Centre is not as per
quality planned due to non availability of funds then sales will not be made and all project will
get shattered. For example monitoring of the project is not don properly due to non availability
of appropriate staff because of high cost then it may negatively affect the quality of the hospital
project.
Reply
According to elaboration of quality and project cost management he explains that these
two terms while initiating a project works simultaneously. It is important to understand the
concept of quality management and how important it is to conduct an operation and interpreting
all the activities in efficient manner. While accomplishing a project process quality and product
quality must be maintained in the project (Shirley, 2016).
In the process of assessing tools and techniques of quality management I have identified
that establishing a cause-and-effect digram among activities of the project and a flowchart is
important so that each activity can be accomplished as per plans. St. Dismas Medical Centre in
the process of managing quality must consider the project cost as allocation of finances helps in
accomplishing the targets of the project. In this project focus is made on quality and making all
the activities cost effective so that sustainability can be enjoyed in the market. When tools and
techniques in the project will be implemented effectively then I can access that not only
construction but also software development for the project will become highly profitable.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Ingason, H. T., 2015. Best project management practices in the implementation of an ISO 9001
quality management system. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences. 194. pp.192-
200.
Papke-Shields, K. E. and Boyer-Wright, K. M., 2017. Strategic planning characteristics applied
to project management. International Journal of Project Management. 35(2). pp.169-
179.
Samset, K. and Volden, G. H., 2016. Front-end definition of projects: Ten paradoxes and some
reflections regarding project management and project governance. International Journal
of Project Management. 34(2). pp.297-313.
Shirley, D., 2016. Project management for healthcare. CRC Press.
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