ISO 10006:2017

International

v2017

9 domains

79 controls

Verified

ISO 10006:2017 is a compliance framework from International with 9 domains and 79 controls. The largest domains are Clause 5: Management responsibility in projects – ISO 10006:2017 (13 controls), Clause 7.2 and 7.3: Interdependent and scope-related processes – ISO 10006:2017 (13 controls), Clause 7.4 and 7.5: Time-related and cost-related processes – ISO 10006:2017 (11 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (9)

Clause 4: Quality management systems in projects – ISO 10006:2017

8 controls

Controls in the Clause 4: Quality management systems in projects – ISO 10006:2017 domain of ISO 10006:2017 — 7 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-10006-2017::4.1.1	General: context and characteristics of the project	Both the project organization and the originating organization should consider the context in which their project qualit...
iso-10006-2017::4.1.2	Organizations: originating and project organization	The originating organization decides to undertake the project (as a single organization, joint venture, consortium or ot...
iso-10006-2017::4.1.3	Phases and processes in projects	A project may be divided into interdependent processes and into phases as a means of planning, monitoring the realizatio...
iso-10006-2017::4.1.4	Project management processes	Project management is the planning, organizing, monitoring, controlling and reporting of all the project's processes, in...
iso-10006-2017::4.2	Quality management principles	The guidelines rest on the seven quality management principles of ISO 9000:2015: customer focus, leadership, engagement...
iso-10006-2017::4.3	Project quality management processes	Project processes should be managed within a quality management system. Where the project organization operates inside t...
iso-10006-2017::4.4	Quality plan for the project	The project QMS should be documented, maintained and included or referenced in a quality plan for the project. The quali...

Clause 5: Management responsibility in projects – ISO 10006:2017

13 controls

Controls in the Clause 5: Management responsibility in projects – ISO 10006:2017 domain of ISO 10006:2017 — 11 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-10006-2017::5.1	Top management commitment	Commitment and active involvement of top management of both the originating and the project organization are essential t...
iso-10006-2017::5.2.1	Application of quality management principles through the strategic process	Planning the establishment, implementation and maintenance of a QMS built on the quality management principles is a stra...
iso-10006-2017::5.2.2	Customer focus	Satisfying the requirements of the customer and other interested parties is necessary for success, so those requirements...
iso-10006-2017::5.2.3	Leadership	A project manager should be appointed as early as possible with defined responsibility and authority for managing the pr...
iso-10006-2017::5.2.4	Engagement of people	Personnel in the project organization should have well-defined roles, responsibilities and authorities for their partici...
iso-10006-2017::5.2.5	Process approach	Project processes and their interrelationships should be determined and, where necessary, supported by documented inform...
iso-10006-2017::5.2.6	Improvement	Improvement of overall performance should be a permanent objective, on the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle (ISO 9001:2015, 0.3.2...
iso-10006-2017::5.2.7	Evidence-based decision making	Information about the project's progress and performance should be recorded, for example in a project status report. Per...
iso-10006-2017::5.2.8	Relationship management	The project organization should work with its providers when defining strategies for obtaining external products or serv...
iso-10006-2017::5.3.1	Management reviews	The project organization's managers responsible for the project should review the project's QMS at planned intervals for...
iso-10006-2017::5.3.2	Progress evaluations	Progress evaluations should cover all the project's processes and assess achievement of the objectives, their outputs fe...

Clause 6: Resource management in projects – ISO 10006:2017

9 controls

Controls in the Clause 6: Resource management in projects – ISO 10006:2017 domain of ISO 10006:2017 — 7 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-10006-2017::6.1.1	General: resource-related processes	The resource-related processes plan and control resources and help identify potential resource problems; resources inclu...
iso-10006-2017::6.1.2	Resource planning	Resources needed for the project should be identified and resource plans should state what will be needed and when, acco...
iso-10006-2017::6.1.3	Resource control	Reviews should confirm that sufficient resources are available to meet the objectives, with the timing of reviews, the f...
iso-10006-2017::6.2.1	General: personnel-related processes	Because a project's quality and success depend on its people, the personnel-related processes deserve special attention....
iso-10006-2017::6.2.2	Establishment of the project organizational structure	The project organizational structure should follow the originating organization's requirements and policies and the proj...
iso-10006-2017::6.2.3	Allocation of personnel	The competence needed (education, training and experience, per ISO 9000:2015 3.10.4) and project-specific skills should...
iso-10006-2017::6.2.4	Team development	Effective team performance needs members who are individually competent, motivated and willing to cooperate. The team co...

Clause 7.2 and 7.3: Interdependent and scope-related processes – ISO 10006:2017

13 controls

Controls in the Clause 7.2 and 7.3: Interdependent and scope-related processes – ISO 10006:2017 domain of ISO 10006:2017 — 10 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-10006-2017::7.2.1	General: interdependent processes	A project is a system of planned, interdependent processes in which an action in one usually affects others; the project...
iso-10006-2017::7.2.2	Project initiation and project management plan development	A project management plan, including or referencing the quality plan, should be established and kept up to date at a lev...
iso-10006-2017::7.2.3	Interaction management	Interactions in the project, the unplanned counterpart of the planned interdependencies, should be managed by establishi...
iso-10006-2017::7.2.4	Change management	Change management covers identifying, evaluating, authorizing, documenting, implementing and controlling change. Before...
iso-10006-2017::7.2.5	Process and project closure	Closure of processes and of the project should be defined at initiation and included in the project management plan, usi...
iso-10006-2017::7.3.1	General: scope-related processes	The project scope describes the product/service, its characteristics and how they are measured or assessed. The scope-re...
iso-10006-2017::7.3.2	Concept development	Customer needs and expectations for the product/service and processes, stated and generally implied, together with appli...
iso-10006-2017::7.3.3	Scope development and control	In developing the scope, the product/service characteristics should be identified and documented in measurable terms as...
iso-10006-2017::7.3.4	Definition of activities	The project should be systematically structured into manageable activities (commonly a work breakdown structure of activ...
iso-10006-2017::7.3.5	Control of activities	Activities should be carried out and controlled per the project management plan, including control of the interactions b...

Clause 7.4 and 7.5: Time-related and cost-related processes – ISO 10006:2017

11 controls

Controls in the Clause 7.4 and 7.5: Time-related and cost-related processes – ISO 10006:2017 domain of ISO 10006:2017 — 9 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-10006-2017::7.4.1	General: time-related processes	The time-related processes determine dependencies and durations of activities and ensure timely completion of the projec...
iso-10006-2017::7.4.2	Planning of activity dependencies	Interdependencies among the project's activities should be identified and reviewed for consistency, with any need to cha...
iso-10006-2017::7.4.3	Estimation of duration	Duration estimates should be made by the personnel responsible for the activities; estimates from past experience verifi...
iso-10006-2017::7.4.4	Schedule development	Input data should be identified and checked against project conditions; long-lead and long-duration activities considere...
iso-10006-2017::7.4.5	Schedule control	The project organization should review the schedule regularly as the project management plan defines, with the timing of...
iso-10006-2017::7.5.1	General: cost-related processes	The cost-related processes forecast and manage project costs so the project completes within budget constraints and cost...
iso-10006-2017::7.5.2	Cost estimation	All project costs (activities, overheads, products/services) should be clearly identified; estimation should use relevan...
iso-10006-2017::7.5.3	Budgeting	The project budget should be based on the cost estimates and schedules, accepted through a defined process, consistent w...
iso-10006-2017::7.5.4	Cost control	Before any expenditure a cost control system and processes should be established, documented and communicated to those w...

Clause 7.6 and 7.7: Communication-related and risk-related processes – ISO 10006:2017

11 controls

Controls in the Clause 7.6 and 7.7: Communication-related and risk-related processes – ISO 10006:2017 domain of ISO 10006:2017 — 9 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-10006-2017::7.6.1	General: communication-related processes	The communication-related processes facilitate the exchange of information needed by the project, ensuring timely and ap...
iso-10006-2017::7.6.2	Communication planning	Both organizations should ensure appropriate communication processes exist for the project and that the current status o...
iso-10006-2017::7.6.3	Information management	The project organization should identify its information needs and establish a documented information management system,...
iso-10006-2017::7.6.4	Communication control	The communication system should be planned and implemented, then controlled, monitored and reviewed to ensure it keeps m...
iso-10006-2017::7.7.1	General: risk-related processes	Project risks are the effects of uncertainty on project objectives, and managing them across the whole project needs a s...
iso-10006-2017::7.7.2	Risk identification	Risks should be identified at project initiation, at progress evaluations and whenever significant decisions are made, u...
iso-10006-2017::7.7.3	Risk assessment	Every identified risk to project processes and to the product/service should be analysed and evaluated, taking experienc...
iso-10006-2017::7.7.4	Risk treatment	Solutions to eliminate, mitigate, transfer, share or accept risks, and plans to exploit opportunities, should preferably...
iso-10006-2017::7.7.5	Risk control	Throughout the project, risks should be monitored and controlled by iterating identification, assessment and treatment;...

Clause 7.8: Procurement processes – ISO 10006:2017

7 controls

Controls in the Clause 7.8: Procurement processes – ISO 10006:2017 domain of ISO 10006:2017 — 6 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-10006-2017::7.8.1	General: procurement processes	The procurement processes obtain products/services for the project (ISO 9001:2015, 8.4 for control of externally provide...
iso-10006-2017::7.8.2	Procurement planning and control	A procurement plan should identify and schedule the products or services to be obtained with their specification, time a...
iso-10006-2017::7.8.3	Documentation of procurement requirements	Procurement documents should identify the products/services, their characteristics, appropriate QMS requirements and ass...
iso-10006-2017::7.8.4	External provider management and development	External providers should be evaluated on every aspect that can affect the project, such as technical experience, produc...
iso-10006-2017::7.8.5	Contracting	A contracting process should communicate the project's QMS requirements and, where applicable, the quality policy, quali...
iso-10006-2017::7.8.6	Contract control	Contract control begins at contract placement or at an agreement in principle such as a letter of intent, with a system...

Clause 8: Measurement, analysis and improvement in projects – ISO 10006:2017

5 controls

Controls in the Clause 8: Measurement, analysis and improvement in projects – ISO 10006:2017 domain of ISO 10006:2017 — 4 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-10006-2017::8.1	General: learning from projects	Both the originating and the project organization should learn from projects: use the results of measurement and the ana...
iso-10006-2017::8.2	Measurement and analysis	The originating organization should ensure measurement, data collection and validation are effective and efficient so it...
iso-10006-2017::8.3.1	Improvement by the originating organization	The originating organization should define the information it needs to learn from projects and establish a system for id...
iso-10006-2017::8.3.2	Improvement by the project organization	The project organization should design the project's information management system to meet the originating organization'...

Scope and terms – ISO 10006:2017

2 controls

What is ISO 10006:2017 and who does it apply to?

ISO 10006:2017 is a compliance framework from International with 9 domains and 79 controls. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does ISO 10006:2017 actually require?

ISO 10006:2017 has 79 controls organised across 9 domains. The largest domains are Clause 5: Management responsibility in projects – ISO 10006:2017 (13 controls), Clause 7.2 and 7.3: Interdependent and scope-related processes – ISO 10006:2017 (13 controls), Clause 7.4 and 7.5: Time-related and cost-related processes – ISO 10006:2017 (11 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

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