This free online course explains how to use robust quality management systems to drive smart quality project management.

Starting a new project within an organization can be challenging. Employees who possess limited experience of launching a project often create hurdles for themselves and jeopardize their organization's progress. This course from the experts at Exoexcellence Consultants helps professionals to develop a basic and practical understanding of the processes used to initiate a new project. We cover new projects in general but our focus is on quality management-related examples.

This course includes a single module further divided into three detailed topics. The first discusses the concept of ‘quality’ and discusses the role of Quality Management Systems (QMS) in producing it. We explore strategic planning, which is integral to starting a new project. We then go over various factors you should consider in order to check the integrity of the factors that drive strategic planning. Our next topic concerns the ideal deployment of the developed strategic plan. Here we demonstrate the importance of organizational goals, objectives and benchmarking.

Our final topic lays out the various performance measures used to determine if the project is going in the right direction. We examine the balanced scorecard, dashboards and the Gantt chart. We also lay out the components of project planning in tabular form. Each topic presents vivid graphics to sustain your interest and make learning easier. They also pose a series of assessment questions to help you assess your progress and practice your newfound skills. Quality management systems play a key role in ensuring that projects move forward smoothly and reflect the strategic planning that drove their design. Sign up to master QMS and add a valuable professional skill to your portfolio.