Why did I choose this resource?
I chose these resources to learn about Quality Assurance and how it applies to the work we do at Anant.
What did you learn from it?
I learned the basic process for a Quality Assurance Plan and how important it is.
Key Knowledge
- Organization
- Appoint a project manager
- Appoint a project team
- Schedule weekly meetings for PM and team
- Formally document the project
- Define user requirements
- Prepare request for proposal if necessary
- Start-Up
- Request for proposal (if necessary)
- Choose vendor, use a standard evaluation
- Define vendor relations
- Schedule recurring vendor reporting
- Review responses to establish if the project has changed focus
- Complete user requirements
- Create benefit and budget report
- Create Project Plan with timelines and deliverables
- Complete risk analysis
- Create change management process
- Request for proposal (if necessary)
- On-Going
- Continue recurring project team meetings
- Record notes for each meeting
- Review project plan and make adjustments as needed
- Review risk analysis and make adjustments as needed
- Document all above for review by Project subject
- Product Implementation
- Create implementation plan
- Record best possible implementation time frame
- Confirm staff and time availability
- Provide employees/contractors with appropriate information
- Post Project Review
- Finalize project documentation
- Send/perform questionnaire to main users
- Success rating
- What was done right?
- What was done wrong?
- Hidden risks
- Risks that were not prevented using the mitigation actions
- Create final project report and distribute to the Project team and executive
How are you using what you learned?
I am using what I learned to attempt to apply a quality assurance process to our products and services.
Key Changes / Key Actions
- Create/Update a formal QA process
- Apply QA process to all projects
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