Requirements are the means to providing value to someone. Reviews ensure conformance to requirements. The project manager defines the roles, responsibilities, standards, and procedures the team will use to ensure a quality product. This plan for quality is documented in the quality approach. The effort to ensure quality is an integral part of the project effort and includes such tools as completion criteria, issue log, product reviews, and outside quality advisors.
Risks are obstacles to achieving the project objectives and benefits.
Therefore, risks are eliminated or at least minimized as much as possible during the planning stage and then managed throughout the project. A risk management approach is necessary. Project communication includes internal communication among team members as well as external communication to other interested parties. All project communication must be open, honest, and encourage learning. The project manager identifies the interested parties to whom project information should be communicated.