tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86342451104412702222024-03-13T11:06:08.348-07:00The Critical Role of the Quality Management RepresentativeResponsibilities of Quality Management Representative
ISO 9001:2008 Clause 5.0 Management Responsibility
QMR: develops Quality Management System, Educator & Trainer, Lead Auditor, Facilitator of Change/Improvement, Project Quality Assurance Manager, Role Model and Team Leader.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16073592774971017344noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634245110441270222.post-27860421315746016522014-04-26T03:48:00.000-07:002014-04-26T03:48:39.456-07:00The Function of Quality Audit in Project Management<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Manager, Corporate Qualtiy, Health & Safety, Environment<br />
<b>Mobile Business Company Ltd</b>. (<b>MBUZZ</b>)<br />
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<br />
Mobile: +966 54 805 46 15<br />
Email: efren.a.galapon@iodynamics.org efren.a.galapon@gmail.com</span><br />
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I write this article, our internal quality audit team is in the middle of
planned and scheduled internal quality audits of 92 projects and 11 business processes.
Why is quality audit mandatory in an organization that has an established
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This
article illustrates the function of quality audit in project management.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">One of the “project management areas” of the PMBOK
Guide is “Project Quality Management” (1). It has three sections,
namely: quality plan, quality assurance, and quality control. Quality audit is
under “quality assurance.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">(</span><a href="http://nerfealva.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/function-of-q-audit-in-proj-mgt-2-column1.pdf" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Complete Article in PDF</a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">)</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16073592774971017344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634245110441270222.post-209819022056850052014-04-20T00:56:00.001-07:002014-04-20T00:56:16.821-07:00Inside Google Books: Google Books Search Blog joins the Inside Search Blog<a href="http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2012/08/google-books-search-blog-joins-inside_24.html#links">Inside Google Books: Google Books Search Blog joins the Inside Search Blog</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16073592774971017344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634245110441270222.post-58226986552142025662012-10-05T05:12:00.001-07:002014-04-26T07:14:00.309-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Efren Alvarez Galapon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Manager</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Corporate Qualtiy, Health & Safety, Environment</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mobile Business Company Ltd</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. (</span><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">MBUZZ</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Riyadh, Saudi Arabia</span><span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mobile: +966 54 805 46 15</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Email: efren.a.galapon@iodynamics.org efren.a.galapon@gmail.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(<a href="http://iodynamics.net/iso-90012008/the-critical-role-of-the-quality-management-representative-2/">Complete Article in PDF</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">If you work in a company that is certified with ISO 9001:2000/2008
standard, you probably have someone in your organization whose role is called
“Quality Management Representative” or “QMR,” right? This QMR title is also
referred to as the “Management Representative” (“MR”) or “Quality Assurance
Representative” (“QAR”) in other companies with the <b>Standard </b>same
certification. Before your company obtained its ISO <b>9001 </b>Standard
compliance certificate, you must have been one of those who attended the so
called “ISO Awareness Course” in which the trainer explained the meaning and
purpose of ISO 9001:2000/2008 standard in your organization.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Do you know that the title or designation “Quality
Management Representative” does not exist in the standard? It is rather
“Management Representative”! But why is it that many companies assign the title
or designation QMR instead of MR?</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">This article highlights the critical role of the QMR
in his organization and answers the last question as a side topic.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">There are two areas in an ISO 9001-certified company
in which the MR or QMR function is seen. Figure 1 shows the two locations of
such areas. One is the corporate area (see organization chart of XYZ
Construction Co.) and the other is in the project area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(<a href="http://iodynamics.net/iso-90012008/the-critical-role-of-the-quality-management-representative-2/">Complete Article in PDF</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">See Also: <a href="http://iodynamics.net/iso-90012008/the-function-of-quality-audit-in-project-management/">The Function of Quality Audit in Project Management</a></span></div>
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