Task: Create QA Plan
This task creates the project-specific Software Quality Assurance Plan (SQAP).
Disciplines: Project Management
Purpose
The purpose of the task is to create a detailed plan for how the organization will ensure software quality, specifically adherence to project, business, and industry-relevant standards. This includes the establishments of goals, processes, and responsibilities to implement and govern the quality assurance functions for the project.
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      Main Description

      The SQAP identifies the procedures, practices, standards, and governance for the fulfillment of the software quality assurance function. This document specifies:

      • the appropriate set of relevant project, business, and industry standards
      • guidelines and/or checklists for work products to be reviewed
      • the method for conducting reviews
      • the procedures for performing QA audits
      • how to assess compliance to project processes and practice standards
      • the tools used in the performance of the QA functions
      • create an evidence trail of the QA activities and their outputs and outcomes