Quality and Change in Projects - How to make sure that quality is maintained in a project that is subject to change at different times.

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Quality and Change in Projects

How to make sure that quality is maintained in a project that is subject to change at different times

A project is usually a non-routine activity with a well-defined set of desired end results. It can be divided into subtasks that must be accomplished in order to achieve the project goal. (Meredith, 1995). It involves several people performing interrelated activities hence the need for managing such tasks.

Project management could be defined as the process of planning, scheduling and controlling a series of actions or activities in order, getting things done on a project.  By working in close relation with the members of the project team, and other external personnel involved to ensure that the project is accomplished within budget, on time and with acceptable performance quality using the available resources. (Harold Kernzer. Project and Program Risk Management 1992)

Most projects have changes made to then at different times in its life cycle. Hence there is a need to understand the project life cycle as defined by (Rory Burke) .

Each project might have a slightly different life cycle but all in all they all have common phases which are:

Phase1:  Concept and Initiation Phase: this phase starts the project by establishing a need or opportunity for the product, facility or service. The feasibility of proceeding with the project is investigated and on acceptance moves to the next phase.

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Phase2: Design and Development: This second phase uses the guidelines set by the feasibility study to design the product and develop detailed schedules and plans for making or implementing the product.

Phase3:Implementation or Construction: the third phase implements the project as per the baseline plan developed in the previous phase.

Phase4: Commissioning and Handover or Close Out: this phase confirms the project has been implemented or built to the design and terminates the project. As described in Annex 1a

Quality can be define as the totality of features and characteristics of a product our services that bear on its ...

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