A Project Manager's Book of Forms: A Companion to the PMBOK Guide, 5th Edition

Chapter 2

Planning Forms

2.0 PLANNING PROCESS GROUP

The purpose of the planning process group is to elaborate the information from the project charter to create a comprehensive set of plans that will enable the project team to deliver the project objectives. There are 24 processes in the planning process group.

• Develop Project Management Plan
• Plan Scope Management
• Collect Requirements
• Define Scope
• Create WBS
• Plan Schedule Management
• Define Activities
• Sequence Activities
• Estimate Activity Resources
• Estimate Activity Durations
• Develop Schedule
• Plan Cost Management
• Estimate Costs
• Determine Budget
• Plan Quality Management
• Plan Human Resource Management
• Plan Communications Management
• Plan Risk Management
• Identify Risks
• Perform Qualitative Analysis
• Perform Quantitative Analysis
• Plan Risk Responses
• Plan Procurement Management
• Plan Stakeholder Management

The intent of the planning process group is to at least:

• Elaborate and clarify the project scope
• Develop a realistic schedule
• Develop a realistic budget
• Identify project and product quality processes
• Plan the human resource aspects of the project
• Determine the communication needs
• Establish risk management practices
• Identify the procurement needs of the project
• Determine how to manage stakeholder engagement
• Combine all the planning information into a project management plan and a set of project documents that are cohesive and integrated

Planning is not a one-time event. It occurs throughout the project. Initial plans will become more ...