1 Quality Assurance Working Group Membership and functioning described in the document LHC-PM-QA "Quality Assurance Policy and Project Organization”.
24-Oct-00, JJGQuality Assurance2/10 Quality Assurance: WHY 4 To insure that our objectives and deliverables correspond to the needs and constraints of the SPS, LEP and future CNGS and LHC Beam Instrumentation. 4 To insure that our instrumentation is built according to its design goal, on time and within budget and that it can be operated, maintained and improved to the entire satisfaction of the users community, in a cost effective manner.
24-Oct-00, JJGQuality Assurance3/10 MANDATE of the QAWG 4 The mandate of the Quality Assurance Working Group is to prepare, review and publish a minimal set of common rules covering all LHC related activities to be respected by everyone working on the project: The Quality Assurance Plan [QAP]. 4 Quality Assurance Representatives [QAR] shall in turn be concerned by the implementation of the QA Plan in their own unit and shall report to the QA Working Group of activities, problems and status related to QAP implementation.
24-Oct-00, JJGQuality Assurance4/10 RESPONSIBILITIES 4 Responsibility for quality starts from the top with the LHC Project Leader and permeates through the entire project. 4 Each Division Leader, Group Leader and Project Engineer involved in the project is responsible for the quality of his own work and that of his subordinates. 4 Implementation of Quality Assurance is the daily responsibility of all project persons. It is part of their professional duties.
24-Oct-00, JJGQuality Assurance5/10 THE QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN 4 The QAP is the minimal set of common rules to be respected by everyone working on the project. 4 Domains of Activity: –Definitions, naming conventions etc.Defined and implemented –PlanningDefined and implemented –Design processDefined and implemented –Drawing managementDefined and implemented –Document managementDefined and partially implemented –Change controlDefined and implemented –ProcurementDefined and implemented –Production follow-upDefined –Non conformanceDefined –Installation, operation, maintenanceTo be defined
24-Oct-00, JJGQuality Assurance6/10 ROLE OF THE QA REPRESENTATIVES 4 The role of QAR's is to act as interface between the QAP and everyday project work. This requires them to: –Make themselves known so that people know where to go for information and help. –INFORM WHAT is QA, WHY it is necessary, HOW the rules affect the work, WHO to go to for information and help. –LISTEN WHAT is difficult to apply, HOW could a process be simplified/improved, where are there needs for standards, templates, instructions. Where is training required. –REPORT What they find to the QA working group –PROPOSE solutions, improvements, simplifications to the QAWG
24-Oct-00, JJGQuality Assurance7/10 QA and Project Activities
24-Oct-00, JJGQuality Assurance8/10 A Few Key Words 4 Engineering Data Management System [EDMS] 4 Naming Conventions [Equipement Name, Location, Part Id...] 4 Document Types and Templates [Functional/Technical Specifications, Non Conformance Report…] 4 Manufacturing Test Folder [MTF, prev. Traveller] 4...
24-Oct-00, JJGQuality Assurance9/10 Conclusions 4 We are Responsible 4 Rules Exists. 4 We have to apply them or say why we don’t. 4 Otherwise we will surely be criticized … and most probably have problems [MTF, INB, Naming Conventions…] 4 Use your QAR.