Case

|IT Project Quality Management Plan |

|Project Title: |Project Number: |

|Project Leader/Manager: |Anticipated Project Start Date: |

|Sponsor: |Date Prepared: |

Quality Management Strategy

The goals for quality management of information technology projects at Virginia Tech are to assure:

• Project deliverables meet their stated requirements.

• Project management processes are appropriately followed.

Quality management is performed throughout the project lifecycle with special attention to:

1. Quality Planning – primarily during the project planning process.

2. Quality Assurance (QA) – primarily during the project execution process.

3. Quality Control (QC) – primarily during the project monitoring and controlling process.

4. Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) – ideally performed in all project processes except initiation. (Note: IV&V is required for very high risk, complex projects.)

Quality Planning

Quality is the degree to which the project fulfills requirements. Quality management planning determines quality policies and procedures relevant to the project for both project deliverables and project processes, defines who is responsible for what, and documents compliance.

The quality management plan identifies these key components:

|Objects of quality review |Quality Measure |Quality Evaluation Methods |

|Project Deliverables |Deliverable Quality Standards |Quality...