PMI CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) Examination Content OutlineQuality Management and Continuous Process ImprovementEasy
A project manager is reviewing the quality management plan for a new product development. The plan includes a requirement for all design documents to undergo a peer review by at least two senior engineers before being finalized. This specific requirement is an example of what component of quality planning?
- AQuality Requirements
- BQuality Metrics
- CQuality Checklists
- DQuality Standards
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. Quality Requirements
A 'quality requirement' specifies a condition or capability that must be met by a product, service, or process to satisfy an implicit or explicit need. The peer review described is a specific requirement for the design documents to ensure their quality.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Quality Metrics are specific measures of a quality attribute, e.g., 'defect density of less than 0.1 per 1000 lines of code'.
- C. Quality Checklists are structured tools for verifying that a set of required steps or criteria has been performed or met.
- D. Quality Standards are generally broader, established norms or rules for quality, while a 'requirement' is a specific instance or application of a standard.
Quality Requirements
Conditions or capabilities that must be met by the project or product to satisfy stakeholders or comply with specifications.
- Specific and measurable criteria.
- Define what 'done' and 'correct' means for quality.
- Often derived from stakeholder needs, industry standards, or regulations.
Memory trick: Plan for Quality: Requirements, Metrics, Checklists, Standards, Process.