The Project Management Tool Kit: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right

Document Specifications

Review organizational quality policies, requirements, and standards (for example, programs such as ISO 9000 or Six Sigma), and use them in project scope planning to integrate the accepted specifications into the final project scope statement.

Quantify each specification, and develop any acceptance tests that will be required for scope verification. Define the final approval criteria for project results at the project start, and get sign-off for acceptance tests from appropriate stakeholders and customers during project planning. If necessary, seek assistance of statistical experts in the design of experiments and development of your tests.