Chapter 12: Project Quality Planning and Project Kick-off.(chapter 12)
This chapter is the last planning chapter, it concludes with a method of integrating the various sections developed in the previous chapters into a single, coherent project plan. Conflicts that are discovered should be resolved, judgment needs to be applied to ensure that the overall plan really makes sense, and one or more kickoff meetings are normally held to inform all of the project stakeholders and to solicit their enthusiastic acceptance of the plan. At this point, the project schedule and budget can be baselined in MS Project. While bits of the project that might have caused delays if they were not started early may already be in progress, the formal kickoff is the signal that the project is under way!After completing this chapter, each student should be able to perform the following:Core Objectives:
Define each core project quality concept and explain why each is vital in planning and managing projects.
Explain what may be included in a project quality management plan.
Compile a complete project management plan, including all parts covered in the last several chapters.
Technical Objectives:
Baseline your complete project plan in Microsoft Project.
Behavioral Objectives:
Describe the major contributions to contemporary project quality made by each of the quality gurus and by TQM, ISO, and Six Sigma.
Kick off a project with effective pre-meeting preparation, a kickoff meeting, and documentation.
Develop a quality-conscious approach to managing project activities and decisions.
Week 4 (chapter 11 and 12)
Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
Some high-end retailers place their most expensive products right in the entryway of the store, where consumers will see them first, and place their more popular, better-selling items further back. Why?
