Abstract
A quality assurance plan can be beneficial to any project because it not only assures that the project is in align with the company’s quality standards and goals. A quality assurance plan is a document, constructed by the project team that is meant to ensure that the final products are of the maximum quality. A quality assurance plan contains a set of documented activities meant to ensure that customers are pleased with the goods or services a company provides.

Table of Contents
Introduction 4
PDCA 4
Cost Objectives 5
Project Objectives 6
Roles and Responsibilities 6
Tasks 7
Conclusion 8
References 8

Introduction
Project managers need to make certain that quality is managed successfully throughout a project’s lifecycle. A high-quality quality assurance plan aids in this endeavor. There are four steps of the quality assurance process: Plan, Do, Check, and Act. This paper will address what items go into a quality assurance plan. The quality assurance plan should define objectives, roles and responsibilities, coordinate with other plans, and define tasks and the schedule.
Plan, Do, Check, and Act
Plan, Do, Check, and Act or Plan, Do, Check, Adjust is is a four-step management tool that businesses use for control and continuous improvement of processes and products. The PDCA steps are:
Plan- The first step in this phase would be to identify the problem and establish a plan of action to deliver results in accordance with the expected output.
Do- In this phase the project manager will implement the plan, execute the process, and make the product. The project manager will collect data for charting and analysis and further review.
Check- During this phase the project manger will study the actual results from the Do phase and compare those findings against the expected results