Template Guide

What is a Project Plan?

The Project Plan is the central document by which the project is formally managed. A Project Plan is a document which lists the activities, tasks and resources required to complete the project and realise the business benefits outlined in the Project Business Case. A typical Project Plan includes:

• A description of the major phases undertaken to complete the project
• A schedule of the activities, tasks, durations, dependencies, resources and timeframes
• A listing of the assumptions and constraints identified during the planning process.

To create a Project Plan, the following steps are undertaken:

• Reiterate the project scope
• Identify the project milestones, phases, activities and tasks
• Quantify the effort required for each task
• Allocate project resource
• Construct a project schedule
• List any planning dependencies, assumptions, constraints
• Document the formal Project Plan for approval.

When to use a Project Plan

Although a summarised Project Plan is identified early in the Project Start-up Phase (within the Business Case), a detailed Project Plan is not usually created until the project scope has been formally defined (within a Project Charter) and the project team appointed. The Project Plan is completed early in the Project Planning Phase and is, typically, prior to a Quality Plan and the formalisation of a Supplier's contract. Unlike other documents in the Project Lifecycle, the Project Plan is referenced constantly throughout the project. As the project is undertaken, the Project Manager tracks the percentage of task completion and the task completion date (actual vs planned) to assess overall project performance. These statistics are communicated to the Project Sponsor/Board within a regular Project Status Report.

How to use this template

This document provides a guide on the topics usually included in a Project Plan. Sections may be added, removed or redefined at your leisure to meet your particular business circumstance. Example tables, diagrams and charts have been added (where suitable) to provide further guidance on how to complete each relevant section.

1. Planning Basis

1. Scope

This project would help them in identifying how remote working is affecting the quality of the jobs that are being received by them. It would also help them in understanding how remote working is taking a long time to complete the tasks that would have taken a shorter time if the task would have been performed in the company. This project would also help the companies in understanding how they are incurring higher costs due to a decrease in the productivity of the employees. Remote working often impedes organizations from creating and solidifying their company culture. Company culture is fostered, in large part, by employees coming together and engaging in team-building activities and division- or company-wide meetings. Needless to say, having disjointed teams can make this hard to accomplish

2. Milestones

A milestone is a major event in the project and represents the completion of a set of activities. Examples of milestones include:

• Business Case approved
• Feasibility Study approved
• Project Charter approved
• Project Team appointed
• Project Office established.

List and describe the key project milestones within the following table:

Milestone	Description	Delivery Date
Business Case Approved.	The Business Case has been documented and was approved by the Project Sponsor.	xx/yy/zz

3. Phases

A phase is a set of activities which will be undertaken to deliver a substantial portion of the overall project. Examples include:

• Project Initiation
• Project Planning
• Project Execution
• Project Closure.

List and describe the major project phases within the following table.

	Phase	Description	Sequence
		Defining the project by developing a business case, feasibility study and Project Charter as well as recruiting the project team and establishing the project office.	Phase # 1

4. Activities

An activity is a set of tasks which are required to be undertaken to complete the project." Examples include:

• Develop Quality Plan
• Formulate Supplier Contracts
• Perform Project Closure.

List and describe the major project activities within the following table.

Phase	Activity	Description	Sequence
Project Planning	Develop Quality Plan	Produce a document describing Quality Assurance and Quality Control and process review activities to be undertaken.	After the Project Plan but before the formulation of supplier contracts

5. Tasks

A task is simply an item of work to be completed within the project. List all tasks required to undertake each activity, within the following table:

Phase	Activity	Task	Sequence
Project Planning	Develop Quality Plan	Identify Quality Targets Identify Quality Assurance Techniques Identify Quality Control Techniques Document Quality Plan	1st 2nd 3rd 4th

6. Effort

For each task listed above, quantify the likely effort required to complete the task.

Task	Effort
Identify Quality Targets Identify Quality Assurance Techniques Identify Quality Control Techniques Document Quality Plan	no. days no. days no. days no. days

7. Resources

For each task identified, list the resources allocated to complete the task.

Task	Resource
Identify Quality Targets Identify Quality Assurance Techniques Identify Quality Control Techniques Document Quality Plan	name name name name

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