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PROJECT PLAN
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Basic document outline
Table of contents
1.
PURPOSE, SCOPE AND USERS...................................................................3
2.
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS..........................................................................3
3.
QMS IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT................................................................3
3.1. PROJECT OBJECTIVE.................................................................................................... 3
3.2. PROJECT RESULTS...................................................................................................... 3
3.3. DEADLINES............................................................................................................... 4
3.4. PROJECT ORGANIZATION.............................................................................................. 4
3.4.1.
Project sponsor.............................................................................................. 5
3.4.2.
Project manager............................................................................................ 5
3.4.3.
Project team.................................................................................................. 5
3.5. MAIN PROJECT RISKS..................................................................................................5
3.6. TOOLS FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, REPORTING...........................................................5
4.
MANAGING RECORDS KEPT ON THE BASIS OF THIS DOCUMENT...................6
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1. Purpose, scope and users
The purpose of the Project Plan is to clearly define the objectives of the Quality
Management System (QMS) implementation project, documents to be written,
deadlines, and roles and responsibilities in the project.
The Project Plan is applied to all activities performed in the QMS implementation
project.
Users of this document are members of [top management] and members of the
project team.
2. Reference documents
ISO 9001:2015 standard
[decision or any similar document prescribing project launching]
[methodology for project management]
3. QMS implementation project
3.1. Project objective
To implement the Quality Management System in accordance with the ISO
9001:2015 standard by [date] at the latest.
3.2. Project results
During the QMS implementation project, the following documents (some of which
contain appendices that are not expressly stated here) will be written:
Procedure for Document and Record Control procedure prescribing
basic rules for writing, approving, distributing, and updating documents
and records
Quality Policy basic document that provides a framework for
establishing and reviewing Quality Objectives
Quality Objectives document in which the objectives of the
organization are stated, and a plan for their realization
Quality Manual basic document that demonstrates how the
organization meets the requirements of the QMS and references to
procedures
Procedure for Determining Context of the Organization and
Interested Parties procedure describing the process of determining
context of the organization, identification of interested parties and their
needs and expectations
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Procedure for Competence, Training and Awareness procedure
prescribing the process of identification and fulfillment of needed
employees competence and awareness
Procedure for Addressing Risks and Opportunities procedure
defining how to identify and address risks and opportunities related to the
Quality Management System.
Sales Procedure procedure that defines the sales process and
responsibilities within this process
Procedure for Design and Development procedure prescribing the
whole process of design and development from provision of resources to
release of product or service to production or market
Procedure for Purchasing and Evaluation of Suppliersdefines how
to evaluate and select suppliers and execute the purchasing process
Procedure for Production and Service Provision describes how the
production and service provision process is managed
Warehousing Procedure defines all necessary activities regarding the
warehousing process
Procedure for the Management of Non-Conformities and
Corrective Actions prescribes how to report and handle nonconformities and initiate and complete corrective actions
Procedure for Equipment Maintenance and Measuring Equipment
describes the process of maintaining equipment and measuring
equipment
Procedure for Measuring Customer Satisfaction prescribes methods
of gathering and processing data about customer satisfaction
Procedure for Internal Audit defines how auditors are selected, how
audit programs are written, how audits are conducted and how audit
results are reported
Procedure for Management Review prescribes how to review the QMS
in order to ensure its continuing adequacy, suitability and effectiveness.
The documents need to align with the ISO 9001 standard requirements and
should incorporate the practices of the organization. Where the practices of the
organization do not meet the ISO 9001 standard requirements, the practices will
need to be modified.
3.3. Deadlines
Deadlines for acceptance of individual documents in the course of QMS
implementation are as follows:
Document
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Final presentation of project results is planned for [date].
3.4. Project organization
3.4.1.Project sponsor
Each project has an assigned "sponsor" who does not actively participate in the
project. The project sponsor must be regularly briefed by the project manager
about the project status, and intervene if the project is halted.
[name, job title] has been appointed project sponsor.
3.4.2.Project manager
The role of the project manager is to ensure resources necessary for project
implementation, to coordinate the project, to inform the sponsor about the
progress, and to carry out administrative work related to the project. The project
manager's authority should be such as to ensure uninterrupted project
implementation within set deadlines.
[name, job title] has been appointed project manager.
3.4.3. Project team
The role of the project team is to assist in various aspects of project
implementation, to perform tasks as specified in the project, and to make
decisions about various issues that require a multidisciplinary approach. The
project team meets each time before the final version of a document from section
2 of this Project Plan is completed, and in all other cases when the project
manager deems it necessary.
Table of participants in the project
Name
Organizational
Job title
unit
Phone
E-mail
3.5. Main project risks
The main risks in the implementation of the project are the following:
1. Extension of deadlines in phase of establishing process approach
2. Extension of deadlines during forming process procedures
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3. Extension of deadlines due to bad selection of exclusions from the ISO
9001:2015 standard
Measures to reduce the above-mentioned risks are the following:
The project manager monitors that all activities in the project are
performed within defined deadlines, and seeks intervention by the project
sponsor in a timely manner.
Hiring a consultant to ensure that time or resources are not spent on
activities that are not important for the project, and that individual
activities are not headed in the wrong direction.
3.6. Tools for project implementation, reporting
A shared folder including all documents produced during the project will be
created on the local network. All members of the project team will have access to
these documents. Only the project manager [and members of the project team]
will be authorized to make changes and delete files.
The project manager will prepare a project implementation report on a monthly
basis and forward it to the project sponsor.
4. Managing records kept on the basis of this document
Storage
Record name
Project
implementation
report (in
electronic form)
Code
00
Retentio
n time
Location
Protection
3 years
Shared
folder for
projectrelated
activities
Only the
project
manager is
authorized to
edit data
Responsib
ility
Project
manager
[job title]
[name]
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