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 Applying the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) to Quality Systems Projects

PowerPoint of the Presentation

Summary

Business statistics reveal that the majority of projects fail to deliver on-time, on-budget, and on-quality results.  Organizations wishing to improve the quality of project activities and results – including those related to quality systems – should consider applying the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).  The Project Management Institute’s PMBOK Guide is the ANSI-standard methodology for projects of all types and sizes.  The PMBOK promotes project management as a “stable process” with process capability to consistently deliver high-quality project results.

Our speaker will present an overview of the PMBOK Guide, including a discussion of the five standard process groups (project phases), and the major Inputs, Tools & Techniques, and Outputs of each one (ITTO).  He will demonstrate how the Work Breakdown Structure technique (WBS) can be applied to quality-related projects such as new product design-to-production, quality-related registration, continuous quality improvement, and cost reduction.  The presentation will also include a brief discussion of PMP Certification requirements, which experienced quality managers may consider obtaining.

Whether you might serve as a member of a quality-project team, or as a quality-project manager, this program provides essential information about techniques that improve the probability of a successful project.

About the Speaker

 Greg McCormick has more than 25 years of project experience in a variety of industries and project types.  His work experience includes positions as a Project Manager in the global automotive supply chain, as co-leader of a project that achieved QS-9000 QMS Registration, and as Team Lead for internal quality audits.

 He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and a member of the Northeast Indiana Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI-NEIC).  As Adjunct Faculty at Indiana Institute of Technology (Fort Wayne), he taught Project Management at the undergrad and Master’s levels.  Greg is also a Senior Member of the Society for Technical Communication (STC), and is Past President of the Indiana Chapter.

 Greg is currently owner of Cedar Canyon Consulting, specializing in projects related to business continuity planning (BCP) and technical communications.  He is a frequent speaker at professional meetings, workshops, and conferences.  His email address is CedarConsulting@earthlink.net.