Overview of

Project Planning
What Is Project Planning ?

 Project Planning is an activity which describes how to complete the project

in certain time frame.
 Project planning is second major project phase.
 Project planning is one of the important stages in project management.
 The main purpose of project planning is to guide a project execution.
Purposes Of Project Planning
 Established business requirements
 Established resource plan
 Established cost, scheduling, list of deliverables and dates
 Obtain management approval and proceed to next phase
Basic Process Of Project Planning
 Scope planning
 Preparation of work-breakdown structure
 Project schedule development
 Resource planning
 Budget planning
 Risk management
 Quality planning
 Communication planning
Scope Planning
 This is one of the most important steps in project planning.
 Determining the scope is key piece of being able to prepare a plan.
 Make it specific and measurable.
 Most important is how the project scope will be defined, controlled
and verified and how the work breakdown structure will be created
and defined
Resource Planning
 Resource planning include which kind of resource such as materials
and equipment you may need to complete the project.
 E.g Ladakh has a very rich cluture heritage but it is deficient in water
and infrastructure. So,this calls for resource planning at the
national,state,reginal and local level.
Risk Manegement
 In this ,involves determing possible risks and how to deal with them if
they occurs and can you eliminate impact of this.
 E.g unexpected financial loss due to economical downturn or
bankruptcy of other business that own your money.
Communication Planning
 Communication between stakeholders is key to success of project.
 What kinds of communication will be required throughout the project.
 What form of communication will you use.
 What is the planned frequency of communication.
Some Tips For Project Planning
 Get approval from shareholders.
 Document changes.
 Perform more difficult task first.
 Include team member in planning
 Give yourself extra time.
How To Plan A Project
 Set goals.
 Define the project scope.
 Decides on the major deliverables.
 Create scope statement and schedule.
 Assign roles and responsibilities.
 Complete a risk assessment.