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Quality management plan
Short answer
The quality management plan describes how quality policies, objectives, and standards will be implemented on a project. It defines quality metrics, roles, QA/QC activities, tools, non-conformance procedures, and acceptance criteria. It guides quality assurance and control.
What do you mean by a quality management plan?
A quality management plan is a component of the project management plan that describes how the organisation's quality policies will be implemented and how the project team will meet the quality requirements. It is produced in Plan Quality Management and guides quality assurance and control activities. It may be formal or informal, detailed or broad, depending on project needs.
Contents
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Quality policy and objectives | Organisation's and project's quality goals |
| Standards and regulations | ISO 9001, IEEE, CMMI, local laws |
| Quality requirements and metrics | Measurable criteria, targets and tolerances |
| Roles and responsibilities | Who is responsible for QA, QC, reviews |
| Deliverables and processes to be reviewed | Which items are checked |
| Quality assurance activities | Audits, process reviews, training |
| Quality control activities | Inspection, test plans, tools |
| Tools and techniques | Checklists, charts, test tools |
| Procedures for non-conformance | Defect handling, corrective action |
| Quality reporting | Report formats and frequency |
| Process improvement approach | Lessons learned, PDCA |
| Resources and cost | Budget for quality activities |
| Acceptance criteria | Conditions for customer approval |
Related outputs
- Process improvement plan: steps for analysing processes to remove non-value-adding activity.
- Quality metrics: definitions of attributes and how to measure them.
- Quality checklists.
Policy + Requirements
-> Quality management plan
-> QA (process) + QC (product) -> Improvement
Importance
- Creates shared understanding of what quality means.
- Defines responsibilities and prevents oversight.
- Basis for audits and reporting.
- Reduces rework and cost.
Example: For an HR software project, the plan states: code reviews for every module, 85% unit test coverage, performance tests before release, defect severity levels and weekly defect reports to the project manager.
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