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Harish Pawar Project Consultant| Saudi Electricity Company- Dar Engineering Riyadh, Central, Saudi Arabia
Which of the following is NOT part of the Quality Management plan?
A. Strategies for handling defects and other quality problems
B. Guidance on how the project team will implement the company’s quality policy
C. Metrics for measuring your project’s quality
D. A description of which deliverables don’t have to be inspected
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
I would say D.
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Ravinder Kumar PM II Kharar, Punjab, India
I guess D. Because Quality management plan will include what need to be tested.
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Habib Alsaffar Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Harish Pawar
will go with D
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Selena Moorehead Sr. IT Project Manager| EMWD Rancho Belago, Ca, United States
D of course
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Dinah Young Project Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William County Springfield, Va, United States
I agree with D because the plan is not to tell you what you do not need to do.
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Antonella Canossa engineer - facility manager Modena, Italy
Really interesting question! I'm studing PMBOK6 for the exam.
I think the answer is C: quality metrics are an other output of Plan Quality Management process.
(8.1.3.1) says: "The Quality Management Plan may include project deliverables and processes subject to quality review" so D is wrong. Answer A and B are wrong because strategies and guidance are in the plan.
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1 reply by Harish Pawar
Apr 18, 2018 2:09 PM
Harish Pawar
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your answer is correct but the logic is little different.... option D is right answer as there is nothing that need not to be inspected so this option need not exist ... options A B C are definitely required in QMP

option A - is clearly the one of the objective of QMP
Option B- It involves implementation of quality policy definitely is part of QMP
Option C - Metrics are input to QA and QC so are the part of QMP

So option D is right choice ...
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Ryan Loyd Cypress, Tx, United States
Reading the question in its most literal form, the answer should be C. Quality metrics are defined as a separate and distinct output from the Plan Quality Management process. Confirmed in both PMBOK 5 and PMBOK 6. The quality management plan includes quality standards and objectives, but not specifically metrics.

Pretty much an issue of semantics, which of course the PMP loves.
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1 reply by Harish Pawar
Apr 18, 2018 2:12 PM
Harish Pawar
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You already said Metrics are part of separate quality management process ...so ultimately you got tricked

Answer id D --- all deliverable need to be inspected
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Harish Pawar Project Consultant| Saudi Electricity Company- Dar Engineering Riyadh, Central, Saudi Arabia
Apr 18, 2018 10:48 AM
Replying to Antonella Canossa
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Really interesting question! I'm studing PMBOK6 for the exam.
I think the answer is C: quality metrics are an other output of Plan Quality Management process.
(8.1.3.1) says: "The Quality Management Plan may include project deliverables and processes subject to quality review" so D is wrong. Answer A and B are wrong because strategies and guidance are in the plan.
your answer is correct but the logic is little different.... option D is right answer as there is nothing that need not to be inspected so this option need not exist ... options A B C are definitely required in QMP

option A - is clearly the one of the objective of QMP
Option B- It involves implementation of quality policy definitely is part of QMP
Option C - Metrics are input to QA and QC so are the part of QMP

So option D is right choice ...
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Harish Pawar Project Consultant| Saudi Electricity Company- Dar Engineering Riyadh, Central, Saudi Arabia
Apr 18, 2018 12:39 PM
Replying to Ryan Loyd
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Reading the question in its most literal form, the answer should be C. Quality metrics are defined as a separate and distinct output from the Plan Quality Management process. Confirmed in both PMBOK 5 and PMBOK 6. The quality management plan includes quality standards and objectives, but not specifically metrics.

Pretty much an issue of semantics, which of course the PMP loves.
You already said Metrics are part of separate quality management process ...so ultimately you got tricked

Answer id D --- all deliverable need to be inspected
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1 reply by Ryan Loyd
Apr 18, 2018 5:01 PM
Ryan Loyd
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All deliverables need to be inspected? Not necessarily. If you are using statistical sampling, then you would only be validating certain items within the population. And you are using statistical sampling, then you would define those standards within the Quality Management Plan. You could then technically state that you are describing the subset of deliverables that will not be inspected.

Now granted I've spent time using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies where sampling is necessary.

Out of curiosity is this a practice question you pulled from somewhere or did you write this yourself.

I can present compelling arguments for C or D to be correct.
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
I certainly believe the right answer is D. It doesn't need a PMBOK to figure this out.
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