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NEDSS Phase II, Deliverables 1 and 2
Appendix B – Quality Assurance Plan Guideline
The purpose of the Quality Assurance (QA) plan is to ensure that delivered products satisfy
contractual agreements, meet or exceed quality standards, and comply with the project
methodology. The delivered QA plan will include a Program Level plan and Project plan. The
Program Level plan describes all potential activities that QA could apply to a projects task and
the Project Level QA plan will describe the actual QA activities that will be integrated with the
project plan and schedule. The level of detail contained in the Project Level QA plan will be
consistent with the complexity, size, intended use, mission criticality, and cost of failure of the
system development effort.
Purpose
Establish the requirements for QA applicable to all portions of the system's development
effort. QA activities require effort, resources, and time just like other project activities.
References
List documents used in QA reviews with complete citations (title; version number, if any;
originating organization; date; etc.). References should include all standards that will
apply to the QA function.
Objective
Outline QA objectives of the program as established by the Project Manager. Describe
the benefits that will be realized by conforming to quality requirements and the
contributions that QA makes to the success of the program.
Organization
Provide an operational organizational chart developed for the program from a QA
perspective. Describe the tasks in terms of QA activities associated with the project.
Identify responsibilities for project tasks.
System Development
Describe the objectives of QA in monitoring formal development to ensure that the
concepts and standards applied by QA are implemented at the project and program levels.
Test and Evaluation
Describe the role of QA in ensuring that project requirements are satisfied and that formal
testing is completed in accordance with plans, standards, and procedures. Discuss reviews
of test plans, test specifications, test procedures, and test reports.
Configuration Management
Describe the role of QA in ensuring that CM activities are performed in accordance with
the CM plans, standards, and procedures. Discuss reviews to verify that baseline control,
configuration identification, configuration control, configuration status accounting, and
configuration authentication have been accomplished.
PHRG Page 20 of 35 September 28, 2001