Stepwise Project Planning Flashcards
Step 0: Select Project
A clear and concise name that identifies the project.
Step 1: Identify project scope and objectives
Identify objectives and practical measures of the effectiveness in meeting those objectives
Establish a project authority
Stakeholder analysis - identify all stakeholders in the project and their interests.
Establish methods of communication with all parties.
Step 2 : Identify project infrastructure
Identify relationship between project and strategic planning
Identify installation standards and procedures
Identify project team organization
Step 3 : Analyse project characteristics
Distinguish the project as either objectives- or product-driven.
Analyse other project characteristics
Identify high-level project risks
Select development methodology and life-cycle approach
Review overall resource estimates
Step 4 : Identify project products and activities
Identify and describe project products (or deliverables)
Document generic product flows
Recognize product instances
Produce ideal activity network
Modify the ideal to take into account need for stages and checkpoints
Step 5 : Estimate effort for each activity
Carry out bottom-up estimates
Revise plan to create controllable activities
Step 6 : Identify activity risks
Identify and quantify activity based risks
Plan risk reduction and contingency measures
Adjust overall plans and estimates to take account of risks
Step 7 : Allocate resources
Identify and allocate resources
Revise plans and estimates to take into account resource constraints
Step 8 : Review/ Publicize plans
Review quality aspects of the project plan
Document plans and obtain agreement or approval
Steps 9 & 10: Execute plan. Lower levels of planning
The project team members, under the direction of the project manager, begin to carry out the tasks and activities as per the project plan.
