QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROJECTS

Abstract

Researches which are undertaken in Academic environment can generate diversified results as Scientific Reports, Articles, Monographs, Dissertations, Thesis, or other related documents. Prototypes, models, software, patents, etc. can configure related results. With a view that these results are part of scientific researches and constitute an organized formalization of controlled actions, it should be considered as a Project per se. Therefore, the issue of quality of these results are addressed accordingly the fundamentals of Project Management and specifically of Quality Management. Thus, the presented paper is undertaken from principles of PMBOK® Guide, and describes the processes related to the Quality Management for an Academic Research Project. With this approach, it is expected to contribute with elements that can be added to or adjusted on academic contexts, in order to facilitate the research planning and developing of Academic Research Project as well to define quality metrics for this kind of Projects.

Index Terms - Academic Research Project, PMBOK® Guide, Quality Management.