7 Laws of Quality Management

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  As a project manager, some situations are inevitable to face in life. These are some of the situations described as laws which could prove effective in project life.

1. Murphy's Law 

"Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong." 

This law is also called Law of Toasted Bread. By keeping this law in mind, a project manager will always keep in mind the worst case scenarios and will be prepared for them.



2. Pareto's Principle

Also called the 80-20 Law as well. It means the 80% effects are result of 20% causes. Or 80% of the productivity is because of 20% of resources. This law will help to prioritize the work as per their effect on project. 

3. Parkinson's Law

This law was presented by Cyril Parkinson and it states that "Work expands to the time allowed for it." It helps the project manager to understand that realistic timelines are important and do not waste any more time than required at an activity.

4. Carlson's Law

Interrupted work will take more time than an activity performed in a continuous manner. Interruption makes the productivity lower. Leeson learned here is that reduce the interruptions as much as possible.

5. Illich's Law

Also called the law of diminishing returns. It says that beyond a certain threshold, human productivity decreases. 

6. Laborit's Law

Also called the law of Least effort. Our behavior drives us to do the task which makes us happy. Lesson here can be that we should plan our tasks as per difficulty and priority wise to avoid any hurdles.

7. Hofstader's Law

It states that it always takes more time than initially planned. It should help project manager to understand that always estimate more than required. 





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