CAPM Practice: Demonstrate an understanding of project management planning

Quality planning establishes the quality standards relevant to the project and determines how the project will demonstrate compliance with those standards. It is a proactive process that occurs during planning, not inspection or retrospection.

**Why not A:** Inspecting deliverables at the end of the project describes quality control, not quality planning. Quality planning is a proactive process that occurs during planning to establish standards and measurement approaches before work begins.

**Why not C:** Identifying defects during execution is part of quality control activities, not quality planning. Quality planning establishes the framework and criteria that will be used during execution to identify and address defects.

**Why not D:** Documenting lessons learned about quality issues is a closure activity that captures knowledge for future projects. Quality planning focuses on establishing standards and measurement methods before work starts, not on retrospective documentation.