Step wise Project Planning

1. 0. Select Project

2. 1. Identify project Scope and objectives

2.1. 1.1 Identify objectives & measures of effectiveness in meeting them

2.2. 1.2 Establish a project authority

2.3. 1.3 Identify stakeholders

2.4. 1.4 Modify objectives in the light of stakeholder analysis

2.5. 1.5 Establish methods of communication with all parties

3. 2. Identify project Infrastructure

3.1. 2.1 Establish relationship between project and strategic planning

3.2. 2.2 Identify installation standards and procedures

3.3. 2.3 Identify project team organization

4. 3. Analyse project characteristics

4.1. 3.1 Distinguish the project as objective or project driven

4.2. 3.2 Analyse other project characteristics

4.3. 3.3 Identify high-level project risks

4.4. 3.4 Take into account user requirements concerning implementations

4.5. 3.5 Select general life-cycle approach

4.6. 3.6 Review overall resource estimates

5. 4. Identify project products and activities

5.1. 4.1 Identify & describe project products

5.2. 4.2 Document generic product flows

5.3. 4.3 Recognize product instances

5.4. 4.4 Produce ideal activity network

5.5. 4.5 Modify ideal to take into account need for stages and checkpoints

6. 5. Estimate effort for each activity

6.1. 5.1 Carry out bottom-up estimates

6.2. 5.2 Revise plan to create controllable activities

7. 6. Identify activity risks

7.1. 6.1 Identify and quantify activity-based risks

7.2. 6.2 Plan risk reduction and contingency measures where appropriate

7.3. 6.3 Adjust plans and estimates to take account of risks

8. 7. Allocate resources

8.1. 7.1 Identify and allocate resources

8.2. 7.2 Revise plans and estimates to take account of resource constraints

9. 8. Review/ publicize plan

9.1. 8.1 Review quality aspects of project plan

9.2. 8.2 Document plans and obtain agreement

10. 9/10. Execute plan/ lower levels of planning