PLSO The Oregon Surveyor July/August 2021

12 The Oregon Surveyor | Vol. 44, No. 4 Featured Article Quality Assurance in Surveying and Mapping By Fred Henstridge, LS QA/QC PART 3 Over time, phenomena called “scope creep” tends to infiltrate many projects. Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in The American Surveyor , November 2006, copyright 2006 Cheves Media, www.TheAmericanSurveyor.com . It is reprinted with permission. The original photos were not possible to reproduce so we have found similar ones where possible. To view the original article, visit https://amerisurv.com/2006/10/31/qa-qc-quality-assurance-in-surveying-mapping-part-3/. Access the original PDF: https://archive.amerisurv.com/PDF/TheAmericanSurveyor_Henstridge-QAQC3_November2006.pdf Project Delivery Planning Quality assurance begins with project delivery planning. Technical standards and specifications, defining of deliver - able items, and milestone schedules will be identified at the project planning stage. A written quality assurance plan is an element of all work plans. These plans vary widely by service and tasks be- ing performed. The following guidelines can be used as a general checklist for the main elements of any project delivery plan. Unless a specific plan is required by the contract, at minimum the follow- ing should be considered as appropriate quality assurance measures: • Detailed statement of work and scope of required services • Schedules, budgets, and milestone points • Precise definition of required deliverables, contract standards, client imposed standards and/or industry standards • Advanced technology • Tasks and responsibilities • Forms and reporting documents • Deliverable requirements • Statements of safety procedures • Quality control and quality assurance Detailed Statement of Work & Scope of Required Services Every project delivery plan should be- gin with a detailed description of the work involved in the project. This is ex- tremely important for projects of longer duration. Over time, phenomena called “scope creep” tends to infiltrate many