Quality Assurance is..
Independent of project
Validate consistence use of procedures/standards
Ensure staff are trained
What is quality management?
Quality planning
Quality assurance
Quality control
Continual improvement
Quality control is …
Inspections, checking, reviewing, testing
Verify confirmation to specs and meet expectations
Acceptance criteria met?
Eg X-rays
Continuous improvement is…
Process using Quality Assurance and Control to drive improvements in efficiency and effectiveness
Lessons learned
Review previous projects (lessons learned)
Pass from 1 phase to next
Captured at end of project and fed back