Quality Control and Project Management

Comprehensive fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering the principles of Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Project Management phases, and management methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, and Lean.

__________ defines quality control as 'a part of quality management focused on fulfilling quality requirements'.

ISO 9000

Quality control emphasizes three aspects: Elements, Competence, and __________ elements such as personnel and organizational culture.

Soft

In quality control, __________ is a major component where the physical product is examined visually or end results analyzed.

Inspection

Quality control helps improve __________ by consistently delivering quality products or services and reducing wastage.

customer satisfaction

Engineering quality control ensures that deliverables adhere to criteria and specifications established by the __________ at the start of the process.

client

Quality assurance and quality control are two aspects of quality management, where quality control is typically a __________ of quality assurance activities.

subset

__________ is focused on providing confidence that quality requirements will be fulfilled, both internally to management and externally to customers.

Quality assurance

A project is a sequence of tasks that lead toward a __________ goal and is defined by boundaries such as time, people, and resources.

singular

The use of tools, knowledge, processes, and competencies to ensure a project’s successful completion is called __________.

Project management

The project life cycle phase where you set out the project scope, goals, business case, and stakeholders is called __________.

Initiation

In the __________ phase of the project life cycle, mechanisms are set up to resolve issues before they become problems.

Monitoring & Controlling

The __________ phase of the project life cycle involves reallocation of resources and signing off on paperwork.

Closing

The __________ is responsible for selling the project to stakeholders, planning the scope, and managing the project budget.

project manager

__________ Project Management is a traditional approach where each task must be completed before the next starts in a linear flow.

Waterfall

Agile project management is an iterative process originating from the core principles of the __________.

Agile Manifesto

According to the Agile Manifesto, the primary measure of progress is __________.

working software

The __________ methodology is focused on creating more value for customers with fewer resources by eliminating waste.

Lean Project Management

Engineering management centers on tasks that are routine, processes that are __________, and work that is ongoing.

repeatable

Non-engineering tasks managed by an engineering project manager include purchasing of materials, approval of plan documentation, and __________ management.

budget and cost