


Scheduling: Using the information in the previous step, you’ll need to map out the project's timeline.You’ll also want to define what success looks like for each deliverable and develop metrics to track and rank each one. Identifying deliverables: What are the specific deliverables that you and your team are expected to produce? You’ll need to know exactly what is expected of you, as well as when (i.e., the deadlines for each output).Prioritize your goals to make fulfilling them clearer and easier. Prioritizing goals: A project - and a team - can only do so much.Map out the project scope, budget, and timeline with them, and make sure to get their complete buy-in. To ensure the success of the project, meet with them to discuss their needs and expectations. Stakeholder involvement: Identify your project sponsors and key stakeholders.It usually involves putting together a business case document that explains the need for the project, followed by a feasibility study to determine the viability of the project in terms of its cost and projected benefits. Initiation: This step typically occurs before the project is greenlit.Planning the project typically involves the following steps: Good project planning also factors in risk and how to manage it, including contingency plans, and details a communication strategy to keep all stakeholders up to date and on board. It lays out exactly what activities and tasks will be required, as well as the resources needed, from personnel to equipment to financing, and where they can be acquired. The project plan describes the cost, scope, and schedule for the project. To bring a project to fruition, the project manager will need to assemble a project plan. Planning is the critical step to take a project from an intangible theory to a tangible result.

You may have a great idea for a project, but without planning, your project will remain just that - an idea.
