Regardless of the project’s type, size and scope, it is important to create a high-performance quality plan template that includes all the tasks and activities required for setting up quality targets, assuring expected performance levels, controlling changes occurring in the project, and implementing the quality management process. Planning for project quality in advance allows you to understand possible problems and investigate root causes of those problems.

It’s nearly impossible to successfully implement improvement strategies in any project if there are no management procedures for developing quality vision and setting up quality expectations.

Managers consider quality planning in conjunction with the rest of the project planning because it influences costs, scheduling and other factors. Without strong quality planning, a project carries an increased risk that the client won’t be satisfied with the results.