Quality Planning Procedure is a standard procedure for the project manager to define the quality-related requirements including the tasks, standards, responsibilities and resource requirements at project planning of a System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) project.

A standard Quality Plan which makes reference to various procedures, standards and practices defined as the Quality System in the Quality Manual for an SDLC project is used as a framework for project quality planning. The project manager shall make use of this procedure and framework to tailor the plan to suit the project purpose. With the aid of this procedure, the project manager shall be able to define the Project Quality Plan specific to his/her project and ensure compliance to the Quality System.

This procedure is also used as a supplement to the quality planning activities of PRINCE.