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Unit 3

Two Planning frameworks:

Step Wise - focuses on planning techniques

PRINCE2 - focuses more on procedural aspects

Step Wise Project Planning Framework:

- The framework tells you what to do

- Used for small projects as large

- Range of applications

0. Select project

1. Identify project objectives

- Use SMART to identify objectives

- Establish who is the PM?

- Stakeholders - who will be affected/involved

- Modify objectives and agree

- Methods of communication to keep in touch

2. Identify project infrastructure

- Establish link between project and any strategic plan - why did they want the project?

- Identify installation standards and procedures - what standards do we have to follow?

- Identify project team organisation - where do I fit in?

3. Analyse project characteristics

- Distinguish the project as either objective or product-based. Is there more than one way of achieving success?

- Analyze other project characteristics (e.g., quality-based) what is different about this project?

- Identify high level project risks

- Consider user requirements concerning implementation

- Select development methodology and life-cycle approach Waterfall? Incremental? Agile?

- Review overall resource estimates ‘does all this increase the cost?’

4. Identify products and activities

5. Estimate effort for activity

6. Identify activity risks

7. Allocate resources

8. Review/publicise plan

9. Execute plan

10. Lower level planning