Start of a Project
For the purposes of project investment, approval, oversight and quality assurance, the start of the project is at the beginning of planning.
Portfolio Management
Recommendation
The QA Practitioners suggested course of action to address a negative finding.
Quality Assurance Solicitation
A Request for Proposal, a Request for Quote and Qualification, an interagency agreement proposal or an agency recruitment or any other effort that is intended to result in the acquisition or hire of a QA resource.
Quality Assurance Plan
A document that describes how the QA Practitioner will deliver its service.
Finding
A Quality Assurance (QA) provider's assessment of the project's use of project management best practices, as well as their assessment of deficiencies or gaps in the application of those best practices that may have an adverse impact on the project. Findings are assumed to require corrective actions.
Executive Sponsor
The senior executive responsible to the agency and the State CIO/OCIO for the project.