
Sample Quality Management Plan 
 
This reference documents project-specific quality assurance and quality 
control procedures appropriate to the size, complexity, and nature of the 
project. Quality improvements are also documented and may be included as 
an integral part of the Project Management Plan (PMP). Plans are developed 
concurrently in the iterative Program/Project Planning Phase.   
In addition to quality management objectives developed as part of PMPs for 
projects, the system for Quality Management is defined in an organizational 
level Quality Management Plan (QMP). Project-specific Quality Management 
objectives accompanying each PMP shall be consistent with the organization 
QMP unless documented. 
Quality is planned for and managed through the “Plan-Do-Check-Act” cycle 
for project execution, program management, and business processes.   
The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for   
  Documenting customer expectations and consensus quality 
management objectives at a project-level that supports the 
implementation of the PMP.   
  Utilizing the expertise of their project delivery teams to determine the 
procedures necessary (such as independent technical review) to 
achieve the target level of quality.  
  Ensuring the customer endorses all quality objectives included in the 
Quality Management Plan.  
  Understanding the customer’s role in project success; the PM’s 
relationship with the customer is pivotal to providing quality service   
  Working with the customer early in the Project Scope and Customer 
Requirements Definition Process to determine customer needs, and 
refining those requirements in light of safety, fiscal, schedule, and 
other constraints; considers the cost/benefit of all quality 
improvements.   
The Project Delivery Team (PDT) is responsible for 
  Delivering a quality project 
  Performing an active role to ensure the customer's quality objectives 
are clearly articulated and that the customer understands the essential