Managing project quality in organizations without an independent QA department

Hi Nasrullah,
I know a lot of people misuse QA/QC and use them interchangeably. They are not the same. If you are worried about Quality Assurance, then you need to engage senior management about creating a specialized unit to measure results. For quality control, like others have hinted at, it should be part of your project plan. Your quality management plan should truly state what quality control measures will be undertaken for your project. If Six sigma (99.99966%) is what is desired, then let your quality management plan have a way of measuring that and work your project activities towards achieving those goals.

Nasrullah:
You should build in quality into your projects when you don't have the support of a QA role. Is there no budget to fill this role; what is the risk?

Adding to what others have alluded in this post already , PMBOK says quality must be built in to the planning .

Undertaking excessive testing will cost more .

Undertake more rigorous preventative measures so you do not need to test more than required.

Cost of Quality is the relevant topic in Quality Management Knowledge area.

Deeming was the pioneer when it came to innovative ideas to incorporate Quality in Projects