Definition of a Quality Assurance Plan

When businesses discuss a new project, they normally develop a quality assurance plan. This plan helps the company implement the project in the best way possible.

Identification

A quality assurance plan outlines planned activities to execute a project with the highest quality possible. This type of plan also explains the project in detail and the strategies and methods the company plans to use to execute it.

Significance

Quality is something that companies plan for, but have difficulty measuring. A quality assurance plan determines management’s expectations of a product or process and how they will measure quality before a project begins.

Features

A quality assurance plan describes the management’s responsibility in the process, the purchasing decisions for raw products, inspection information and quality audit plans.

Considerations

A team of members, some internal employees and some external contractors or sources, typically determines a quality assurance plan. This team makes all process decisions and ensures the quality assurance plan is complete and accurate.

References

• Visitask: The Purpose of a Project Quality Plan
• Kynetia: Project Quality Assurance Plan Definition (PQAP)
• Washington State Department of Information Services: Project Management Framework Planning-Quality Assurance Plan