In quality planning, the project manager defines and codifies the standards the project will be required to meet to be successful, and how those standards will be achieved and confirmed. Managers ...

Total Quality Management is a formal management style premised on the notion that measurement of a finished product or project is insufficient to ensure quality. Instead, each process necessary for ...

Poor quality management can place a permanent stain on any project. To avoid this, the project manager must first determine how the client or the project sponsor defines quality--and then follow suit.

Owners must manage capital projects well to keep costs under control and ensure a high-quality product is delivered on time. Good communication, sound procedures and processes, and high-tech tools can ...

Discover how the APM Book supports smarter project planning by offering proven frameworks, best practices, and practical guidance for effective project and programme management.

How does poor project planning produce potential problems? Lack of strategic alignment. In “ How to align projects management with your business strategy,” I outlined the benefits and risks associated ...

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For many businesses and organizations, project management has received a lot of renewed focus in recent years. One reason for this is that analytics and data-driven approaches have become a high ...