International project

management
VISHAL KUMAR
ROLL NO.- 59
T.Y.BBM(IB)
NESS WADIA COLLEGE OF COMMERCE
Project plan
development
Project planning
Project planning involves a series of steps that
determine how to achieve a particular community
or organizational goal or set of related goals. This
goal can be identified in a community plan or a
strategic plan. Project plans can also be based on
community goals or action strategies developed
through community meetings and gatherings,
tribal council or board meetings, or other
planning processes. The planning process occurs
before you write your application and submit it for
funding
WHY IS PROJ ECT PLANNING
IMPORTANT
The success and sustainability of a project is very
closely tied to its planning process. Projects often
fail due to poor planning, many times because
they do not define the problems well or take
important factors into consideration such as the
needs and views of everyone involved in and
affected by the project. Effective planning
provides detail and structure to project work plans
and establishes a way to continue the project after
the grant funding ends, meaning it is
sustainable
PROJ ECT PLANNING HELPS US TO :-

clarify goals and develop a vision
identify issues that will need to be
addressed
choose between options
consider whether a project is possible
make the best use of resources
motivate staff and the community
assign resources and responsibilities
achieve the best results

PROJ ECT DOCUMENTATION
Depends on the size and complexity of the project
Justify the time spent on documentation on the
grounds of managing risks and for marketing.
Recommended Items:-

A project plan for the overall project.
Detailed project plans for each subproject
A list of initial known issues for the project
A description of interfaces between subprojects.
A description of the roles of organizations involved in
the project.

PROJ ECT PLAN DEVELOPMENT
Project plan development is one of the most
critical activities within the project
management lifecycle. It is the main part of
the Planning Stage. The project manager
takes the ultimate responsibility for creating
a plan, which is a formal document showing
the basis upon which to assess performance
of the project and measure its results. Lets
review the major steps to develop a project
plan in detail
STEP 1:- DECOMPOSE AND
STRUCTURE WORK
In order to create a project plan, you will need to
decompose the overall amount of project work into
smaller, more manageable pieces. For example,
you can develop the Work Breakdown Structure
(the acronym WBS). The WBS is a detailed list
of all phases, activities and jobs required for
successful project completion. The WBS becomes
a foundation for your project plan as you can use it
to identify the resources required to deliver each
activity or task listed. The WBS allows you to
design simple to-do lists and task lists and then
assign them to members of your team
STEP 2:- DEFINE RESOURCES
REQUIRED
In this step of project plan development, the resource
base will be defined and types of resources required will
be identified.
Your project may require such resources as the
following:-


Full-time and part-time employees
Equipment and materials
Technology and knowledge

STEP 3:- DESIGN SCHEDULE
After the Work Breakdown Structure is completely outlined, your
next step in creating a project plan is to schedule tasks and define
durations for resources-dependent activities listed in the WBS. You
will need to create a schedule that shows execution sequence and
sets due dates per activity within your project
To build a project schedule the following information is
necessary:-

Identified tasks and activities and their dependencies (both
internal and external)
Assignments made to team members(who will do which task)
Risk mitigation strategies and a contingency plan
Critical milestones
Allocated resources required for the project