Project Manager | Driving Clean Energy Innovations for a Sustainable Future| Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ontario, Canada
I’m not aware of any research that attributes a specific percentage of overall project risk directly to poor quality. However, the impact of poor quality is well documented through increased rework, schedule delays, stakeholder dissatisfaction, and cost overruns. Project Management Institute (PMI) has published several articles on the Cost of Quality (CoQ), emphasizing that the costs associated with poor quality are often significant but difficult to quantify precisely across all projects. [pmi.org] One useful reference is: The Cost of Quality by Lynda Bourne, PMI PM Network: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/cost-...nformation-4288[pmi.org] I’d also be interested to know whether anyone has come across an industry study that specifically quantifies the proportion of project risks attributable to poor quality. Saving Changes...
Program Manager| HARPER SRLSanto Domingo / Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
James, PMI's Pulse of the Profession reports may be a useful starting point. They examine causes of project failure, including requirements issues, although they don't isolate the percentage of risks attributable to poor quality. It may also help to distinguish between quality-related risks and the actual cost of poor quality, since they measure different things. Saving Changes...
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