Tag: #ProjectQualityManagement
Project Quality Management: When Perfect Metrics Hide Imperfect Reality
The dashboard looked beautiful. Every quality metric we tracked showed green. Test coverage at 99.2%. Code review completion at 100%. Zero open defects in our bug tracking system. Static code analysis showing excellent maintainability scores. Our quality assurance team had signed off on the release with confidence, and stakeholders were excited about launching the new…
Project Quality Management: Building a Culture, Not Just Delivering Requirements
Project quality is not a finish line, but a mindset woven through the everyday heartbeat of a project. If you’ve ever found yourself scrambling to “fix” problems right before delivery—or worse, after—you’ve seen why quality can’t be left to the end. The best projects I have led or observed treat quality as an ongoing, shared…
Project Quality Management: How To Go Beyond the Checklist
1. Why “Tick-the-Box” Delivery Fails You can deliver everything asked for, exactly as specified, and still miss the mark. Why? Because true quality isn’t about compliance—it’s about value and fit-for-purpose. Classic scenario: Software gets built, passes every test case, but users complain it’s clunky or unreliable. Project delivered? Yes. Project valued? No. 2. Modern Quality Management:…
