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Transforming Project Management: An Essential Paradigm for Turning Your Strategic Planning into Action
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Transforming Project Management: An Essential Paradigm for Turning Your Strategic Planning into Action

by Duane Petersen
March 2021
Beginner content levelBeginner
336 pages
4h 31m
English
McGraw-Hill
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CHAPTER NINE

Quality

Quality Is Different Than Most People Think

Quality in terms of a project is a completely misunderstood subject. The level of quality refers to the degree of success the project had in meeting its objectives on time and at budget, not necessarily whether the product was produced at the highest quality. If, for example, your organization is creating a product at the low end of the market and the product is the cheapest in price and comparatively poorly made, the project can still be high quality. If the product fits the project objective, then it’s a quality project.

Project managers should put real effort into determining what standards a finished project needs to meet and to what tolerance. Consider the common washer, ...

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ISBN: 9781264258369