What are quality assurance and quality control?

Due: Sunday, 11:59 pm of Unit 3 Points: 100 Overview: This week we are discussing the process of Manage Quality, which includes Quality Assurance as well as the differences between Quality Assurance and Quality Control. The PMBOK Guide calls “Quality Control” “Control Quality”. Using the course reading material, your research, and what you have learned in this week’s discussion, explore why Quality Assurance is as important as Quality Control for Project Quality Management. Instructions:

• Detail why Quality Assurance is as important as Quality Control to ensure that a

project has effective Quality Management.

o Consider what Quality Control provides to a project versus what Quality

Assurance provides.

o Consider what would be missing if Quality Assurance was not done for a

project.

• Provide examples supporting your position.

Requirements:

• Provide a paper which is 3-5 pages (not including the title page and references)

• Use APA format, including: title page, references, in text citations (as needed)

• Include at least two source references beyond the course required reading.

Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.

PGM642 – Project Quality Management

Unit 3 Assignment: Quality Assurance versus Quality Control

Evaluation Rubric for QA vs. QC Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

0-26 points 21-27 points 28-34 points 35 points

Explanation of QA and QC importance

Explanation is missing or inadequate.

Explanation somewhat addresses both considerations.

Explanation mostly addresses both considerations.

Explanation fully addresses both considerations.

0-17 points 18-23 points 24-29 points 30 points

Supporting Examples

Examples are missing or inadequately support explanation.

Examples support explanation but missing several key details.

Examples support explanation but missing a key detail.

Examples clearly support explanation.

0 points 6 points 8 points 10 points

Resources No resources One resource beyond course readings

Two resources beyond course readings

More than two resource beyond course readings

0 points 10 points

Paper Length Less than 3 or more than 5 pages

n/a n/a 3-5 pages

0-8 points 9-11 points 12-14 points 15 points

Clear and Professional Writing and APA Format

Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed.

Significant error s that do not impede professional presentation.

Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.

Writing and format is clear, professional, APA compliant, and error free.

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