TS ISO 10005

TS ISO 10005 is a guidance standard for quality management systems, focused on how quality plans are prepared, reviewed, accepted and revised. Rather than setting a standalone performance requirement, it gives a structured approach for planning quality in the context of a product, project, process or contract.

What a quality plan is intended to do

A quality plan identifies which quality objectives apply to a specific task, what processes will be used to meet them, and how responsibilities are allocated. In general technical terms, quality plans bring together checkpoints, verification activities, records, acceptance criteria and task ownership, turning a quality management system into a practical working plan. That is why the subject of the standard is closely linked to how quality assurance is translated into day-to-day execution.

Where this guidance is used

The scope of the standard is to provide guidance information for the preparation, review, acceptance and revision of quality plans. In other words, it addresses the principles to consider across the full life cycle of a plan, from initial creation through ongoing use and update. In practice, quality plans are especially useful in manufacturing, service delivery, project management, supply-chain activities and situations where customer-specific requirements must be defined. They help everyone work to the same quality expectations and control points.

In engineering, service and quality management environments, the value of this standard lies in helping different activities align under one quality framework. A plan that is comparable, traceable and easy to revise supports change control, clarifies responsibilities and promotes more consistent quality activities. For organisations using quality plans, this document provides a common terminology and methodological frame of reference.