If you were to ask anyone off the street what they think of when they hear “project management,” you are likely to hear “planning.” And if you further ask them what they mean by “planning,” you are likely to hear “schedule” or “work plan.” Yes, even to the uninitiated, people know that project managers plan… Continue reading Introduction
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Project Plan Checklist
Here’s a quick checklist that can help you to determine whether your project is planned properly and whether you are ready to proceed to execute your project: The Absolute Minimum At this point, you should have a solid understanding of the following: The map in Figure 5.7 summarizes the main points reviewed in this chapter.
Summary of Supplemental Project Plan Components
The previous section introduced several new planning components, in addition to the core work plan, budget, and control elements you can expect, and referenced the impact that several of them have on the overall project planning effort. To help summarize and organize this information, see Table 5.1. TABLE 5.1 Summary of Supplemental Project Plan Components Project Plan… Continue reading Summary of Supplemental Project Plan Components
Building a Project Plan
The first step in building a project plan is to validate the elements of the Project Definition document. Depending on the length of time between acceptance of the project definition and the start of detail planning, you might need to confirm that there have been no changes in the purpose, objectives, success criteria, and scope… Continue reading Building a Project Plan
Key Project Planning Principles
Although most reasonable people will at least acknowledge there is value to planning at a logical level, many of those same people are less than emotionally committed to the practice. Why is this? Generally, it is because the project planning they have witnessed has violated one or more of the following key project planning principles:… Continue reading Key Project Planning Principles
Introduction
As is true with defining a project, project planning is essential for project success. In defining a project, we come to an agreement on what we will do and who will be involved. In planning a project, we focus on how the work will be done. This involves both how the deliverables will be developed… Continue reading Introduction