Identify stakeholders,
decision-makers, and
escalation procedures
Develop detailed task list
(work breakdown
structures)
Evaluate project
requirements
Project Planning
A team contract
A scope statement/project charter
A work breakdown structure (WBS)
A project schedule, in the form of a Gantt chart with all
dependencies and resources entered
A list of prioritized risks
a project justification
a brief description of the projects products
a summary of all project deliverables
a statement of what determines project
success
Sample Intranet
Organized by Phase
The WBS is on the left, and each tasks start and finish
date are shown on the right using a calendar timescale.
Early Gantt Charts, first used in 1917, were drawn by
hand.
Each box is a project task from the WBS. Arrows show dependencies
between tasks. The bolded tasks are on the critical path. If any tasks on the
critical path take longer than planned, the whole project will slip
unless something is done. Network diagrams were first used in 1958 on the
Navy Polaris project, before project management software was available.
Activity Definition
Activity Sequencing
Schedule Development
Gantt Charts
Milestones
Specific
Measurable
Assignable
Realistic
Time-framed
start
A=2
B=5
C=2
E=1
6
D=7
F=2
finish