Review of Project Quality Plan

The construction industry has been struggling with quality issues for many years, and the cost to our economy is dramatic. The cost could potentially be reduced significantly if the industry were to embrace the concept of quality assurance that has been used with great success by many other sectors of the economy. Identifying Key Performance Indicators in any critical activity is an essential part of any construction process to improve the quality and uniformity of the project. The need for KPI in construction projects has increased considerably in recent times due to significant changes, advancements in technology and high expectation of the users. The KPI maintain uniformity in construction process and ensure more economical utilization of materials resulting in significant reduction in cost to the users. The additional cost involved to improve quality by identifying KPI is directly proportional to the benefits. A methodology has been developed for identifying the KPI for different construct activity. The methodology accomplishes the desired quality in construction process. Due to a lack of a standard quality assurance program that meets the needs of the construction industry, a back-to-basics and streamlined construction quality assurance program has to be developed. The goal is to develop a system that captures the essence of quality assurance, including: Assuring quality, Adding value, utilizing a risk-based approach (to minimize the cost of a quality system), Reducing the cost of quality (and increasing profit) The objective of this paper is to study the current scenario of construction industry with regards to quality, and to understand the guidelines to prepare the quality manuals