Quality Assurance (QA) The Program will procure the services of a QA contractor before the Implementation Contractor begins work. The QA contractor will be independent of the Implementation Contractor and will work with and report to the Program’s Project Management Team to develop a quality management plan, monitor project tasks and activities, and report on deviations from the approved project management plan. The Program’s staff will work with the QA contractor to ensure that the project conforms to the approved schedule and that deliverables maintain the high quality expected. The QA contractor will begin work no less than sixty (60) days before the start of the project to establish the Program’s quality assurance standards and processes. STANDARD PROJECT PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES The Program will use a range of management processes and procedures to ensure its successful completion. The PMO contractor will prepare the basic planning documents to govern the conduct of the project including: Organizational change management plan; Risk management plan; Scope management plan; Project schedule management plan; Cost management plan; Staffing management plan; Communication management plan; Change control and issue management plan; and Project control procedures. The Implementation Contractor is expected to follow these processes and procedures unless otherwise stated. The project procedures will include the following standard components: Weekly Project Schedule Reporting and Management The Implementation Contractor will develop an initial project schedule, including placeholder tasks for the Program Project Management Team as well as the QA contractor. The schedule will be reviewed and approved according to the Deliverable Approval Plan. Based on the Implementation Contractor’s approved schedule, the Project Director will work with the project team, including the Implementation Contractor, to finalize a comprehensive schedule as early as possible. In accordance with the Project Schedule Management Plan, all project participants, including the Implementation Contractor’s project manager, will update the schedule each week with the status of their tasks. The Program, PMO, QA, and the Implementation Contractor’s project management teams will meet weekly to review the project schedule and adjust resources as needed to maintain the project schedule and ensure development of a
Quality Assurance (QA) The Program will procure the services of a QA contractor before the Implementation Contractor begins work. The QA contractor will be independent of the Implementation Contractor and will work with and report to the Program’s Project Management Team to develop a quality management plan, monitor project tasks and activities, and report on deviations from the approved project management plan. The Program’s staff will work with the QA contractor to ensure that the project conforms to the approved schedule and that deliverables maintain the high quality expected. The QA contractor will begin work no less than sixty (60) days before the start of the project to establish the Program’s quality assurance standards and processes. STANDARD PROJECT PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES The Program will use a range of management processes and procedures to ensure its successful completion. The PMO contractor will prepare the basic planning documents to govern the conduct of the project including: Organizational change management plan; Risk management plan; Scope management plan; Project schedule management plan; Cost management plan; Staffing management plan; Communication management plan; Change control and issue management plan; and Project control procedures. The Implementation Contractor is expected to follow these processes and procedures unless otherwise stated. The project procedures will include the following standard components: Weekly Project Schedule Reporting and Management The Implementation Contractor will develop an initial project schedule, including placeholder tasks for the Program Project Management Team as well as the QA contractor. The schedule will be reviewed and approved according to the Deliverable Approval Plan. Based on the Implementation Contractor’s approved schedule, the Project Director will work with the project team, including the Implementation Contractor, to finalize a comprehensive schedule as early as possible. In accordance with the Project Schedule Management Plan, all project participants, including the Implementation Contractor’s project manager, will update the schedule each week with the status of their tasks. The Program, PMO, QA, and the Implementation Contractor’s project management teams will meet weekly to review the project schedule and adjust resources as needed to maintain the project schedule and ensure development of a
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