Managing project quality assures that a product or service under contract meets the client’s quality requirements. QA is defined as the evaluation of overall project performance on a regular basis to provide confidence that the project will satisfy the relevant quality standards. The goal of QA is to provide the client with appropriate visibility into the “health” of the contract, with respect to quality objectives.
A QAP is a component of the purchase plan outlined in Section 2-1, Develop Purchase Plan. The purchase plan provides the overall strategy for accomplishing and managing a purchase. The QAP describes the strategy and methods the project will deploy to ensure that the contract and its deliverables are on track to meeting client requirements.
The QAP is an important component of delivery and performance management because it is the shared understanding between the client, the purchase⁄SCM team, and the supplier on both how to measure and monitor quality and how to determine and implement corrective actions. By adhering to the QAP, the project is one step closer to delivering the highest-possible-quality result within available resources, schedule, and budget.
