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Project Planning
Project Planning
After the Needs Assessment stage, you're ready to delve into more detailed project planning and finalize the components of your project plan. There are as many ways to plan a project as there are to make a salad. Again, if new to this process, we simply provide an overview here of possible components and expect you to do further research.
Checklist of Other Information That Can be Used During This Stage
Checklist of Other Information That Can be Used During This Stage
Tools to use for detailed project planning, such as online tools that can be easily shared
A spreadsheet that shows equipment and material resources needed + costs
Quality standards/quality assurance plan
Scenario planning—using this method, you can also “plan” at a high level for various scenarios that could occur. This aids in flexibility and helps you adapt more quickly.
Frameworks—using this planning element, you can plan gradually by first filling in the key areas of a project/bucket, and then gradually filling in the details as they become apparent (rather than starting with too many overwhelming details). Frameworks can be a great tool to use for large projects.
The information at this stage depends on the type of project you’re planning
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