n this Project Planning Checklist, a series of simple yet important project planning steps are shown to help you pave the way to successful project management experience. The checklist depicts how the project planning process can be organized considering such aspects as the initiative, paperwork, implementation, tracking, and finalizing.
In the literature on PM (project management), the term “risk management strategy” refers to the scope and direction of actions for project practitioners to embrace the likelihood of both positive and negative consequences that can potentially happen. Such a strategy determines what configuration and implementation of available resources are best to use within a challenging business environment in order to ensure successful accomplishment of project goals and adherence to stakeholder expectations…
Project Management Plan is not a one-time and permanent document; it’s developed at planning stage and continuously updated throughout the project as new changes occur. Project Management Plan includes definitions of an owner’s objectives, technical requirements, calendars and schedules, resources, budgets, and management actions. PM Plan also gives a foundation to calculate and prove efficiency. In the context of project documentation, PM Plan serves as the basis and outlines the commissioning plan for the complete execution.
The gurus of project management point out that a sound risk management plan can decrease the rate of project failure by as much as 60-70 percent. Such a plan in combination with a well-defined risk management process will help the project manager and senior stakeholders to identify and solve most potential problems and also anticipate and respond to changes occurring throughout the project lifecycle. Planning for risk management appears to be critical to project success, allowing the team to prevent loss and avoid jerk reactions.
As an effective project manager, you always strive at organizing scarce project resources, working under tight deadlines, applying reactive decision making, controlling project change, and generating maximum team performance. All the actions are about implementation of your project. Although the business case for your project has been perfectly developed and you have reached an agreement with the project stakeholders, implementing the project may turn into a complicated task that you are hardy to complete.
The Basic Checklist for Project Managers
February 27, 2013
