ISO 10006:2003, Quality management systems - Guidelines for quality management in projects, is an international standard

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ISO 10006:2003 gives guidance on the application of quality management in projects.

It is applicable to projects of varying complexity, small or large, of short or long duration, in different environments, and irrespective of the kind of product or process involved. This can necessitate some tailoring of the guidance to suit a particular project.

ISO 10006:2003 is not a guide to "project management" itself. Guidance on quality in project management processes is discussed in this International Standard. Guidance on quality in a project's product-related processes, and on the "process approach", is covered in ISO 9004. A new "Project Management - Guide to project Management" ISO 21500 is in preparation (2008).

Since ISO 10006:2003 is a guidance document, it is not intended to be used for certification/registration purposes.

See also

• Clinical trial
  Clinical trial
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• List of ISO standards
• project management
  Project management
  Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...
  
  
• Quality management system
  Quality management system
  A quality management system can be expressed as the organizational structure, procedures, processes and resources needed to implement quality management.-Elements of a Quality Management System:# Organizational structure# Responsibilities# Methods...
  
  

External links

• Overview and discussion of the ISO 10006 Standard
• Combining the ISO 10006 and PMBOK To Ensure Successful Projects
• Scope of the ISO 10006 Standard(Link has been removed, please update)