| Initial Project planning is a must |
Project planning is an essential task for a project manager. Breaking
the project into steps help project managers plan their activities in
order to achieve the final objectives of any project.
Identifying the objectives that the project is aiming to achieve within
the desired time frame depends on the size of the project.
This step might take between couple of day to weeks or even months
to finish. The following project essentials should be defined as early
as possible:
* Objectives of the project
* Scope of the project
* Outputs
* Resources
* Stakeholders
* Accountabilities
* Milestones
* Budgets
* Timescales
This step which is usually called: setting the “terms of reference” is
discussed and negotiated with the sponsor(s) of the project (the
person(s) who assigned the project responsibility to the project
manager) first and with the stake holders second.
The initial project phase usually sets the theme for any project. the
harmony between the sponsors if they are many or the stakeholders
is envisaged at this early stage.
Some projects are canned (stopped) during this stage if they prove to
be a failure in the long term or cannot justify themselves.
Once the terms of reference are set, the project team building task
starts.
Return to the Project management skills page from the project
planning page
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