1. A method for providing quality control services in connection with a project for initiation of a process plant wherein field devices are disposed at respective field sites in the process plant, the method comprising the steps of: generating quality control data at the field sites with a portable computer in response to quality control task information provided via a user interface of the portable computer; transmitting the quality control data to a host computer having a database with project history information; and storing the quality control data in the database by integrating the quality control data with the project history information in the database.