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Some of the common signs (problems) that show up due to poor quality assurance are as follows:

• deficient document and it’s difficult to interpret;
• fails to meet the business and technical needs;
• unscalable;
• unstable; and
• expensive.

Moreover, some things that can help to solve the problems above are as follows:

• Organization and team structure;
• Practice toolbox selection;
• Professional development;
• Checklists & Templates;
• Reviews and Audits;
• Quality criteria;
• Right Culture; and
• Quality improvement.

Further, two things must be ensured for quality assurance to be effective:

First, the quality plan must be sufficient to achieve the required quality standards expected of the organization. In this regard the plan must not only be specific and detailed listing all quality requirements and standards, but also include all the steps taken to ensure that those requirements and standards are met.

Secondly, quality assurance should be independent of the project itself (as well as the project manager). This comes down from the project management guidelines for effective quality assurance, and builds on a broad-based, organizational approach to standards-based product testing.

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