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Introduction to Project Management Processes - Planning
May 11, 2009 | Author: PM Hut | Filed under: Project Management for Beginners, Project Plan Development
Introduction to Project Management Processes - Planning (#1 in the series Introduction to Project Management Processes)
By The Office of Government Commerce - OGC, UK
Planning provides everyone involved in a project with a common baseline of information and ensures that everybody understands the project objectives. Plans will also establish a basis for dealing with risks, issues and changes and help to achieve good quality products.
Plans are developed during project start-up and initiation; they are monitored and updated throughout the life of the project. Depending on the scale and complexity of a project, different levels of plans might be required. The project plan could be broken down into stage plans; typically these are produced in outline and are further developed as the next stage. When it is predicted that a plan will no longer finish within the agreed allowances for cost/time/risk, an exception plan may be produced to supplement that plan.
It is essential that a clear scope is established and agreed before undertaking detailed development activities. Techniques such as stakeholder analysis can be used to clarify requirements.
Good planning is a pre-requisite for applying appropriate controls to achieve the aims of the project. A number of control parameters will need to be managed such as risk, quality, benefits/costs, change and issues.
Successful delivery toolkit, the Office of Government Commerce - © Crown Copyright 2009
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