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Slide  148
Quality Management System Implementation
Audit Schedule
Area Status
Element Status
QS-9000 / ISO 9001 War Room Wall
Corrective Actions In-Process
Document Mapping
We need a way to track What is Happening, Who is Responsible for What , and what the Status is! I suggest a ‘War Room’. One place where everything is visible and available. Updates should be by the responsible persons and the team should discuss each on a weekly basis. From this, the future focus can be determined. The focus may change from week to week.
General status and focus should be reviewed weekly in the Staff Meeting.
A “War Room”
(Status and Tracking)
A war room is of little importance in very small firms. In larger companies (>50 employees) it really depends upon how quickly you want to move your project as well as how organized and disciplined your company is to begin with. In larger companies it offers a good way to control and track the project. It is more important when the project is a fast-track project.
I have seen resistance to establishing a war room. I like them, personally, particularly when it is an accelerated project.