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8.3 Perform Quality Control

 

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8.3 Perform Quality Control

The process of monitoring and recording the results of executing the quality activities to assess performance and recommend necessary changes.

 

Simple Version: Doing the QA work.

PMI

 

Agile

PMBOK, Agile Difference, Comment

Inputs

Project management plan

Quality metrics

Quality checklists

Work performance measurements

Approved change requests

Deliverables

Organizational process assets

 

Tools and Techniques

Cause and effect diagrams

Control charts

Flowcharting

Histogram

Pareto chart

Run chart

Scatter diagram

Statistical sampling

Inspection

Approved change requests review

 

Outputs

Quality control measurements

Validated changes

Validate deliverables

Organizational process asset updates

Change requests

Project management plan updates

Project document updates

Inputs

Project management plan

Quality metrics

Quality checklists

Work performance measurements

Approved change requests

Deliverables

Organizational process assets

 

Tools and Techniques

Cause and effect diagrams

Control charts

Flowcharting

Histogram

Pareto chart

Run chart

Scatter diagram

Statistical sampling

Inspection

Retrospectives

Continuous Integration

Unit tests / other automated tests

Approved change requests review

 

Outputs

Quality control measurements

Validated changes

Validate deliverables

Organizational process asset updates

Change requests

Project management plan updates

Release and Iteration Plan updates

Project document updates

 

Agile projects check quality of the real, emerging system not just interim project artifacts throughout the lifecycle; affording more options for addressing quality concerns close to their source of introduction. Since the highest business priority items are created early in the project, they will be well used and tested by the time the project nears completion. This creates a risk based approach to testing.

 

Books

PM Illustrated 2026

Beyond Agile

PMI-ACP Exam Prep

Agile Illustrated

Agile Fundamentals

PMI-ACP Workbook

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