Quality Planning for Micro and Small to Medium Sized Enterprises
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[edit] Quality Planning for Micro and Small to Medium Sized Enterprises
This Technical Information Sheet outlines the need for quality management and provides practical steps that help navigate the various obstacles. It describes what to consider when creating quality plans and the importance of adhering to legislation and standards such as ISO 9001 and BS99001.
[edit] Summary
This document considers some of the challenges of negotiating the maze of standards and requirements to produce and comply with a project quality plan. It is aimed at micro, small, and medium sized enterprises, working as both principal contractors and specialty contractors on the job site. Such enterprises are the backbone of the construction sector delivering projects through the supply chain and meeting the quality expectations of the client, design team, and quality inspectors.
[edit] Contents
- Context: Generating a baseline for quality planning
- Putting quality as a top priority
- Quality plans
- Standards and legislation
- Quality plan contents
- Integrating the plan
- Getting started
- References and bibliography
[edit] Authors
Roger Flanagan, Carol Jewell
This article appears on the CIOB Academy publications website as "Quality Planning for Micro and Small to Medium Sized Enterprises" from December 2022.
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