• ReqMan
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• Quinton Mentor Systems WebrunnerQ
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This is a web based tool designed to keep track of the status of the projects in a company. System can be used by the admin, qa(Quality Assurance Staff, pm), Project Manager, OMs(Operation Manager and MD. Each user may use the system in following manager.

Admin shall prepare master checklist, modify master checklist, modify master checklist for different type of projects/categories, set up access permissions to logins, add projects to the tool.

QA shall configure the master checklists for projects, add more check items if required, conduct QA Reviews using the checklist, and generate the finding report for the project

PM shall view reports, update status of the findings and provide resolutions/comments

OMs and MD shall view reports. Update status of the findings and provide resolutions/comments

The system shall allow the users to record view and generate the reports for every phase of the project life cycle. Phase and coverage are mentioned below:

• Does the project have a signed off SOW?
• Has the SOW been reviewed by the Quality Lead?
• Has mail communication for Offshore Project Manager been identified for this engagement?
• Have Assumptions and Constraints been identified in the SOW?
• Have major deliverables and milestones been defined in the SOW?
• Is Project Acceptance Criteria defined in SOW?

• Have responsibilities been defined for both Engagement and End Client in ISOW?
• Have the critical dependencies been captured in the Project Management Plan?

• Has the Project Kick off.ppt been reviewed by QA Rep before Kick Off meeting?
• Was Project Kick off conducted? Is the minutes of meeting available?
• Were Representatives from HR, IT, Admin, Finance, QA invited for the kick off Meeting?

• Has the Project name and code(triletter acronym) been mentioned correctly in front page and header & footer of Project Management Plan?
• Are the key contacts mentioned along with their contact numbers?
• Is the Scope defined with respect to the tasks that the Offshore team will perform at each phase in Project Management Plan?
• Is the project life cycle tailoring chart selected based on the practice?
• Has the Project life cycle tailoring been approved by the QA Manager?
• Is the project effort and size estimates agreed upon by both engagement team and offshore team?
• Is Estimation model established and used for determining effort for project?
• "Have the following details been captured in Project Estimation Model:
• Assumptions
  • Constraints
  • Guidelines"
• Is the Planned Effort mentioned in Project schedule inline with the effort estimated using estimation model?
• Has the project schedule been approved by Engagement and base lined?
• Is the Project Stakeholder Plan established?
• Is the Staffing and Training plan established?
• Is Project Environment Plan for project specific requirements like security, network, VPN, specific tools available?
• Have the risks been identified using the Risk Management checklist?
• For the Identified risks are the contingency/Mitigation plan defined in the risk mitigation plan?
• Are the project Progress and Milestone reviews identified in the Project Management Plan (PMP)?
• Is the Issue and Problem Escalation mechanism defined in PMP?
• Are the verification and validation documented with respect to the work products and phases in PMP?
• Has the Project Management plan been reviewed by QA and approved by OM?
• Have the project objectives been defined for the project in PMP?
• In the PMP; have the project metrics been defined based on the project objectives?
• Are the project metrics defined in PMP inline with the Organization Level Metrics?
• Have QA Reviews and audits been documented in QA Plan?
• Has Quality Assurance plan been reviewed and approved by PM?
• Has Project Repository Structure been defined and implemented in the project?
• Are Configurable items identified and documented in CM Plan?
• Are the data managed out of the Configuration and Data Management System (CDMS) documented in the CM Plan?
• Is the Naming Convention identified in CM Plan?
• Has a tool been identified for CDMS in CM Plan?
• Have the access rights been defined and implemented in the project?
• Is the Change Management Mechanism identified for the project in CM Plan?
• Is the baseline mechanism identified in CM Plan?
• Have the Configuration Audits been defined in the CM Plan?
• Is the Backup and Archive mechanism defined in CM Plan?
• Is the Configuration and Data Management plan reviewed and approved?

• Is the requirement document approved and agreed upon by both engagement and offshore team?
• Were the issues identified in the requirements document logged and tracked in the Issue Log?
• Are product/product-component/interface requirement documented in the right template?
• Are operational concepts documented in the right template?
• Is the functionality definition established?
• Was the requirement verification efficient? (Comparing the effort, size and defects found)?

• Were the review findings/defects of requirement verification analyzed, solved, and tracked to closure?
• Were technical alternative solutions discussed and documented in the right template?
• Was technical solution evaluation and selection performed as per Decision Analysis and Resolution process?
• Were operational concepts and scenarios analyzed while arriving the technical solution?
• Are design criteria and standard established?
• Are design method and tool identified?
• Is design documented in the right template?
• Did the project team perform make/buy/re-use decision for some product-components?
• Is the technical data package maintained in Requirement Traceability Matrix?
• Were there any acquisitions done based on the project requirements?
• Is selection of supplier/COTS Products performed as per Decision Analysis and Resolution Processes?
• Were relevant stakeholders involved in the design review (module lead, testing group, tech lead…)?
• Was design verification efficient? (Comparing the reviewer, effort, size and defects found)?
• Were the defects of design verification analyzed, solved?
• Whether an approved coding standard was followed by the team?
• Was code review/walkthrough conducted?
• Were issues/defects in the peer review log fixed?
• Was unit testing scheduled ly including the resource?
• Was readiness review performed before testing?
• Were unit test case/data defined, reviewed and approved?
• Are unit testing log/result recorded?
• Were defects found in unit testing analyzed and fixed?
• Was User documentation done in the template?
• Was the user documentation reviewed and approved by stakeholders?
• Is it possible to track requirements to unit test case in the Requirement Traceability Matrix?

• Is product integration sequence/criteria/procedure documented, reviewed and approved?
• Is product integration environment established as per the plan?
• Are interface table for Product Integration developed and maintained?
• Is the product integration plan (including build schedule) developed, reviewed and base lined?
• Is integration performed according to project integration plan?
• Was code base lined before build?
• Was the latest version of build product components used for product integration?
• Were the integrated product components reviewed and approved for product integration?
• Were product components assembled as per product integration procedures and criteria?

• Is it possible to track requirements Integrated, System and UAT test case in the RTM?
• Is the testing environment/tool set as per the test plan?
• Verify if test plan/cases are reviewed by test team and development team?
• Were test script/data documented, reviewed and approved?
• Were peer review defects of test case/plan analyzed and solved?
• Are testing results logged, evaluated and reported?
• Are testing defects fixed and whether regression is done to ensure the defect fix?

• Do work products follow naming convention?
• Were baselines/releases performed as per the plan?
• Are configuration management records established and maintained?
• Is Change Management process followed for change requests?
• Are configuration audits conducted as per the plan?
• Were the process deviations reported tracked to closure?
• Are configuration items version controlled throughout the project?
• Are change requests analyzed and tracked to closure?
• Are Class I change requests approved by CCB and customer?
• Does each resource in the team send the Effort Collection Sheet on weekly basis?
• Does the Project Schedule match the estimated effort in the Estimation Document?
• Is Measurement Collection Workbook sent to QA team as per the frequency?
• Is the collected data verified for correctness?
• Were corrective actions that have been defined for deviations against plans/schedule tracked to closure?
• Has the PMP been updated for any change request or change in scope?
• Is the Risk Mitigation Plan reviewed during status meetings and updated periodically?
• Are Weekly Status reports prepared and sent to the stakeholders as per the frequency?
• Do weekly Status reports have metrics reported in them?
• Whether the estimated effort and actual efforts reported are verifiable?
• Is the communication with customer sufficient both on management and technical issues?
• Is Senior Manager Review conducted monthly (or as per the frequency mentioned in the PMP)?
• Are QA reviews conducted as per the plan?
• Are the corrective actions identified during QA reviews tracked to closure?
• Are Project's Internal and External issues logged and resolved?
• Is the issue tracker updated regularly with status?
• Are action items derived during the review meetings tracked to closure?
• Is the Weekly status meeting happening in the projects?
• Is the project metrics analyzed on a fortnightly basis?
• Are there any process improvement opportunities generated by the team?
• Are the reviews effective & efficient in terms of the number of review comments with respect to size of work product & effort spent for the review?
• Are peer review logs tracked? (the comments are closed, the log is filled completely)
• Is the Resource on boarding form and Resource roll off form evidenced for all resources?
• Is the Handover Form is available for all the moved resources from project?
• Is the delivery package base lined and stored in right directory?

• Are delivery related defects closed before delivery?
• Is the Project Archival Request submitted after project closure?
• Is the customer signing off obtained for the project?

• Has the Project Closure Meeting been conducted with discussions on the best practices and lessons learnt in the project?
• Are Project best practices and lessons learnt captured and submitted?
• Does the Project Lessons Learnt report contain constructive suggestions to technology, process and management?
• Has the project team submitted the Project Metrics?
• Is the Project Library archived and access rights controlled?
• Are reusable components submitted to the organizational knowledge database?
• Is Customer satisfaction survey performed as applicable frequency?