Professional Groups - PQAF (Project Quality Assurance Forum)

Scope of Group

​Relevant for both Users and Providers of Project Quality Assurance services who want to be more fully involved

Linkage to Professional Development

​PRINCE2®​ i.e. Project Management
​PRINCE2 has the concept of "Project Assurance" and "Quality Assurance".  "Project Assurance" checks is driven by the project (including the Project Board) and checks that everything is run correctly and they are getting a true and accurate picture.  "Quality Assurance" is driven by the sponsoring organisation and checks compliance to corporate standards and approach.  Both focuses will use Project Quality Assruance
MSP®​ i.e. Programme Management
Quality Assurance in MSP is focused on ensuring you have the right capability and that you are doing the right things in the optimal way and that your constituent projects are also optimal.  Quality assurance will be a key part of that.
Better Business Cases (BBC)
BBC links to "Gateway Reviews" which is a quality assurance process.  At any stage of the process you may want to use Quality Assurance to ensure that you are on the right track.  BBC extends the Business Case development life cycle into Project and Programme planning.  Again this is an area to use Quality Assurance to check you are on the right track.

Location

Wellington.  Please Contact us if you are aware of groups in other regions

Next Meeting

Date: Tuesday 1 December 2015
​Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Location: Grant Thornton, L15 Grant Thornton House, 216 Lambton Quay
Subject of Meeting:
Our December meeting will look at the formation of working groups to develop PQA resources. Be prepared to ask questions, and enter into a lively debate about how best to set up the working groups.
Agenda:
  1. Recap
  2. Working groups (Chairs, What Working Groups are expected to deliver, Who can join)
  3. Introduction to the Working Group Chairs
  4. General Discussion
  5. Working Group Discussion (split into 2 groups for discussion)
  6. Feedback to whole group
  7. Wrap up

2016 Schedule

​For your diary – the schedule of 2016 meeting dates is:
  • Monday 29 February
  • Monday 30 May
  • Monday 29 August
  • Monday 28 November

Steering Committee Members

The PQAF Steering Committee Members are:-
  • Christine Pullar,
  • Grant Avery,
  • Pat Randles,
  • Pat Thorn,
  • Paul Ramsay and
  • Sally Pulley​

Acknowledgements

​Many thanks to Grant Thornton for hosting PQAF. All meetings are scheduled for 12 noon at L15 Grant Thornton House, 216 Lambton Quay.

Contact Details

If you would like to join the mailing this please fill in the Joining the PQAF Form.  

For making general contact email: pqaforum@gmail.com  Mobile: 021 357 195

Calendar

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