Quality management plan
“Quality Management Plan” is an output for the process “Plan quality management”.
The quality management plan is a component of the project management plan that describes how the organization?s quality policies will be implemented. It describes how the project management team plans to meet the quality requirements set for the project.
The quality management plan may be formal or informal, detailed, or broadly framed. The style and detail of the quality management plan are determined by the requirements of the project. The quality management plan should be reviewed early in the project to ensure that decisions are based on accurate information. The benefits of this review can include a sharper focus on the project?s value proposition and reductions in costs and in the frequency of schedule overruns that were caused by rework.
“Quality Management Plan” is an input for the process “Perform Quality assurance”.
The quality management plan describes the quality assurance and continuous process improvement approaches for the project.
“Quality Management Plan” is an input for the process “Identify risks”.
The quality management plan provides a baseline of quality measures and metrics for use in identifying risks.
This definition was found in the PMBOK V5
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