ITPEC IP October 2019 Question 51
Knowledge areas in project management include project cost management, project human resource management, project time management, and project quality management. In project quality management of system development, which of the following is an appropriate activity for quantitatively analyzing the quality of deliverables?
Explanation
Comparing the actual number of defects found in a test with the target number — the defect count is a measurable indicator of the deliverables' quality.
Quality management sets quality targets, measures the deliverables and compares the two. Defects found per test or per thousand lines of code, test cases run and review findings are the usual numbers; a count far above the target suggests poor quality, and one far below it can suggest too little testing.
Answer (c)
Why not others:
- •(a) — comparing the actual rate of progress with the planned rate measures schedule, which is time management
- •(b) — deciding what skills the designers need is human resource management, and it is not a quantitative analysis of deliverables
- •(d) — estimating development cost from scope and productivity is cost management
Key rule: Sort project activities by what they measure: progress against the schedule is time, spending is cost, people and skills are human resources, and defects in the deliverables are quality.
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