Quality management
ISO 10006: Quality management, guidelines for quality management in projects
Bringing quality management discipline to project execution: planning, control, risk and learning.
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01Purpose
ISO 10006 provides guidance on the application of quality management in projects, covering project management processes and the quality management principles relevant to them.
02Scope
Applicable to projects of varying complexity, small or large, short or long duration, in any environment.
03Main requirements
- Strategic project processes and management of resources
- Interdependency and scope related processes
- Time and cost related processes
- Communication and risk related processes
- Purchasing related processes
- Progress evaluation and lessons learned
04Typical applications and industries
Relevant to buyer and supplier project management on capital equipment and industrial projects.
05Audit and inspection considerations
- Is progress measured objectively?
- Are risks identified and owned?
- Are purchasing and sub-supplier interfaces controlled?
06Common nonconformities
- Progress reported without verification
- Risk register not maintained
- Interfaces between sub-suppliers undefined
07How QUALITAS TR can support
Our project management and expediting services apply these principles to supplier projects in Turkey.