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There are a variety of project management methodologies in existence, such as PRINCE (Project in Controlled Environment), which in turn may be supported by an ever increasing range of project management tools, such as Project Manager Workbench (PMW) and MS-Project. The precise requirements of project management methodologies vary and frequently methodologies may be customised to meet the specific needs of an organisation. In spite of the widespread availability of such methodologies and tools, research has shown that the majority of IT projects are not implemented on time, within budget or to the appropriate level of quality. Typical components in a project management methodology include: Organisation This is to ensure that senior management are committed to. | QAA Institutional audit a guide for student representatives The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education 2009 Southgate House Southgate Street Gloucester GL1 1UB ISBN 978 1 84979 052 9 All QAA s publications are available from our website Printed copies of current publications are available from Linney Direct Adamsway Mansfield NG18 4FN Tel 01623 450788 Fax 01623 450481 Email qaa@ Registered charity numbers 1062746 and SC037786 1 What is Institutional audit Institutional audit is a process used by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education QAA to check how well higher education institutions in England and Northern Ireland manage and maintain their academic standards and quality. Students and their learning are a central focus of this process. What are academic standards Academic standards describe the level of achievement that a student has to reach to gain an academic award for example a degree . It is expected that the threshold for achievement is the same across the UK for similar awards. So to be awarded a bachelor s degree in physics from X University should demand the same standard of achievement as a bachelor s degree in physics from Y University. Standards are agreed nationally and set out in frameworks for higher education qualifications published by 2 What is academic quality Academic quality describes how effective the learning opportunities available to students are in helping them to achieve their award. This includes the quality of teaching academic support and resources such as the library and IT. Expectations for what constitutes a quality student experience are set out in the Code of practice for the assurance of academic quality and standards in higher education published by Institutional audit aims to report to the public about whether universities and colleges of higher education have effective means of ensuring that the qualifications they award are of the standards referred to in The framework .