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PMI <-> Quality Management. Grace Shi @ VanQ, June 24 th , 2010. About: Your work – QA profession You – QA Professionals. Quality Professionals? Familiar with PMI PMP? PMP Certified? PMP to-be?. Agenda. What is the quality of a project? Tangible outcome Project management measures
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PMI <-> Quality Management Grace Shi @ VanQ, June 24th, 2010
About: • Your work – QA profession • You – QA Professionals Quality Professionals? Familiar with PMI PMP? PMP Certified? PMP to-be?
What is the quality of a project? • Tangible outcome • Project management measures • The delivery process
PM measures • Meet scope • on time • on budget • add value • QUALITY • SCHEDULE • SCOPE • Tangible outcome • quality standard • BUDGET • PROCUREMENT • COMMUNICATION • RISK • The delivery process • Positive, enjoyable experience • Sustainable • No impact on individuals or organization • HR • INTEGRATION
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standard requirements --Quality -- Grade process defect Plan Company QA QC
Process flowchart (Dynamic) Anticipation Prevention Then the question is: Is this all free? Or is this cheaper? Fishbone chart (Static, cause)
The path QA BA PM? QA PM?
PMs Soft skill Leadership; driven but tactful; focused yet long-term and big-picture perspective … Hard skill change management, scheduling/scoping/budgeting/procuring, risk management, communication, facilitating …
How to obtain? Exam: $405 if member ($555 non-member) 175 questions (plus 25 unscored) 4 hours Passing score: 61%, 106 questions CBT vs. PBT Eligibility Requirements : Post-secondary education; 4,500 hours experience leading/directing tasks in 5 processes (7,500 hours experience if secondary education); 35 hours formal PM education;
The project manager meets with the project team to review lessons learned from previous projects. In what activity is the team involved? A. Performance management B. Scope identification C. Risk identification D. Project team status meeting
An accepted deadline for a project approaches. However, the project manager realizes only 75% percent of the work has been completed. The project manager then issues a change request. What should the change request authorize? A. Additional resources using the contingency fund B. Escalation approval to use contingency funding C. Team overtime to meet schedule D. Corrective action based on causes
How to maintain? Certification lasts 3 years (a cycle); 60+ PDU during each cycle to enter the next one; 1 PDU = every hour spent in a planned, structured learning experience or activity