Week 3 Discussion

Project Plan and Planning

Project planning is an extension of a trail of planning efforts preceding the project itself. At the top of the hierarchy are the vision and mission of the overall organization,

followed by an articulation of the overall organizational strategy. You have learned the justi�cation for a project must be linked to, and supportive of the overall

organizational strategy, as well as a speci�c project. Therefore, the project should share a common purpose with several other projects. It can take a lot of planning and

coordination to make this happen.

The project vision is what the project is all about and why it matters. The vision and mission, objectives, or goals of a project tend to be speci�cally for that project. A good

starting point for developing a project vision is the sponsor's reasons for undertaking the project. The project sponsor produces the project charter as part of this

process.

A project charter is an important, but often overlooked, document. The project charter is a document that:

Justi�es the project's existence.

Authorizes distribution of organizational assets for its accomplishment.

Clearly delineates the project's top level objectives.

It is important for you to begin the execution of a project with a credible plan available to all members of the project team. The success of the execution is dependent on

both the quality of the plan and the acceptance of the plan by the project team.

Planning has traditionally been thought of as a senior management imperative, but today it is widely accepted that collaborative efforts produce great plans too.

Collaborative planning provides a common and coherent understanding of what work needs to be done. It encourages each team member to make the necessary

commitment to the group to ensure success. Either way, planning is the most important responsibility of the project manager.

Additional Materials

View a Pdf Transcript of Project Planning Hierarchy (media/week3/SU_MGT3035_W3_L2_G1.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=aVaTmfHd5UkmjmVnoP1XalSFd&ou=85477)

View a Pdf Transcript of Developing a Project Charter (media/week3/SU_MGT3035_W3_L2_G2.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=aVaTmfHd5UkmjmVnoP1XalSFd&ou=85477)

View a Pdf Transcript of Elements of Project Plan (media/week3/SU_MGT3035_W3_L2_G3.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=aVaTmfHd5UkmjmVnoP1XalSFd&ou=85477)

View a Pdf Transcript of Components of a Project Plan (media/week3/SU_MGT3035_W3_L2_G4.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=aVaTmfHd5UkmjmVnoP1XalSFd&ou=85477)

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