NZQA registered unit standard
25215 version 2
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Title
Apply quality management techniques to a project
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
5
A project team member usually performs the functions required
by this standard under direction of the project manager and
working with other project team members.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: contribute to
quality planning; apply quality standards; and contribute to
continuous improvement, for a project.
Classification
Business Operations and Development > Project Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard may include but is not limited to: Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992; Resource Management Act 1991; Human Rights Act
1993; Privacy Act 1993; Employment Relations Act 2000.
2
To demonstrate competence in this unit standard, a candidate must be able to
provide evidence that they have contributed to the quality management of projects.
This will include evidence of working with others to develop quality plans and quality
assurance mechanisms for the project; monitoring and controlling quality within the
project against requirements, and acting on identified problems and/or issues;
contributing to continuous improvement; and reviewing quality on project completion
and closure. This contribution may be within the candidate's own area of expertise or
across several aspects of the project. Evidence may be gathered from the
candidate's contribution to several simultaneous projects, or to one project over an
extended period of time.
3
Definitions
Organisational requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
which are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace.
These requirements include but are not limited to – site specific requirements, and
company quality management requirements.
Delegated authority means authority within established organisational framework,
procedures and routines; under limited guidance and supervision; within agreed
authorisation and limits; in a multi-disciplinary environment subject to frequent
change.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Contribute to quality planning for a project.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Contribution assists in determining quality requirements of project stakeholders.
1.2
Contribution assists in establishing quantifiable quality criteria for project
outcomes and objectives.
1.3
Information is sourced to locate and interpret quality policy and procedures in
accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
1.4
information may include – project quality guidelines and
instructions; designated standard operating procedures and
regulations; organisational quality management policy and
guidelines as applied to specific requirements of a project;
organisation and project standards.
Contribution assists in the development of quality requirements in the project
plan and processes.
Outcome 2
Apply quality standards to a project.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Quality assurance is implemented within the project in accordance with
delegated authority, and agreed quality standards and guidelines.
Range
2.2
Records and documentation are maintained in accordance with agreed
procedures to facilitate quality control and to provide an audit trail in accordance
with organisational requirements.
Range
2.3
quality assurance may include – a systematic review of the project
management process to ensure compliance with organisational
policy and guidelines; a project finalisation process to capture
lessons learned and enable continuous improvement.
quality control may include – monitoring conformance with the
specification; inspections and audits in compliance with guidelines;
reporting of variances; recommended ways to eliminate causes of
unsatisfactory performance of products or processes; regular
inspection by the individual or the monitoring of inspections by
internal or external agents.
Results of project activities and product or service performance are documented
and evaluated to determine compliance with agreed quality standards.
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Any shortfalls in quality outcomes are reported to other parties to enable
appropriate action to be initiated in accordance with organisational
requirements.
other parties may include – project manager, higher project
authority, team members, project specialist or other personnel.
Range
Outcome 3
Contribute to continuous improvement for a project.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Assistance is provided in the ongoing review of the project outcomes to
determine the effectiveness of quality management activities.
3.2
Quality management issues and responses are reported to other parties for
application in future projects in accordance with organisational requirements.
Planned review date
31 December 2018
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
17 April 2009
31 December 2018
Rollover and
Revision
2
24 October 2014
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0113
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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Comments on this unit standard
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suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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