Quality for Sustainability, a Blog by Rizwan Jabbar.

 Quality Management in PMBOK As per PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge), Quality Management is one of the 10 knowledge areas and used in 3 project process. 1. Plan Quality  During the planning phase of project. 2. Manage Quality  During the execution phase of project. 3. Control Quality During the control and monitoring phase of project.

 Organizational Structure: It is a system that outlines how certain activities are assigned/directed in order to achieve the target and objectives of a company/organization. Types: 1. Projectized Organization An organization where project managers has highest authority to assign resources for work. It lasts for a project and project manager is held responsible for all the actions.  2. Functional Organization An organization where work is assigned based on the specialized field. HR, Finance, Market, Research etc. are made different departments and employees report to their functional managers. Matrix Organization: It is type of an organization which is mixture of both project and functional organizations. Some of the tasks are assigned by functional managers and some specific project related tasks are assigned by project managers. 

 Critical Path Method Critical path method is a technique used in project scheduling. It is a longest path of sequenced activities in scheduling which has to be completed within time to avoid any delays. Steps in CPM: 1. Define project and prepare work breakdown structure. 2. Develop relationship among activities and decide predecessors and successor activities, 3. Draw network connecting all the activities. 4. Assign Time and cost estimates. 5. Compute longest time path, this is called critical path. 6. Use this network to plan, schedule and control project.  

 There are 7 types of Quality Control Systems. 1. Check Sheets A document which is used to collect the real time data at a place where data is generated. 2. Histogram Frequency Diagram, It reflects shape, location and trends. 3. Pareto Diagram It separates the vital few from trivial many. Based on Pareto law of 20/80. 4. Ishikawa/Cause-Effect Diagram If a problem is found then its cause and effect diagram is generated based on 4 problems man, machine, method and material. Also called fish bone diagram. 5. Stratification: To generate data of different origins. 6. Scatter Diagram It explains how process characteristics are affected with the influence of external variable. 7. Control Charts A control chart shows process data over time, process mean is plotted. Upper and lower limits of control are reflected.

  Project Management Basics Project: A project is a temporary endeavor, unique and has start to finish date. It operates within given time, scope and budget. Project Management: Project management is a process or technique used to achieve the defined goals or deliverables in project scope within triple constraints of time, cost and scope. Project Management Processes: There are five process groups, also called project lifecycle. These are  1. Initiation 2. Planning 3. Execution 4. Control and Monitoring  5. Closing  Project Knowledge Areas: There are 10 Knowledge areas.