Part 17: Planning Process Group

  • KEY BENEFIT
    • Come up with a plan or strategy for completing the project’s objectives
  • In the Planning Process, we
    • Establish the total scope
    • Define/Refine Objectives
    • Develop a Course of Action
    • Seek input from stakeholders
    • Create the Project Management Plan/Project Documents related to
      • Scope
      • Time
      • Cost
      • Quality
      • Communications
      • Human Resources
      • Risks
      • Procurements
      • Stakeholder Engagement

  • Progressive Elaboration
    • Remember, we don’t know everything yet
    • As we start executing the project, we learn more from the environment and the stakeholders
    • We take this information and use it to update our plan
    • The Monitoring Process updates the Planning Process