Mastering Project Time Management, Cost Control, and Quality Management: Proven Methods for Controlling the Three Elements that Define Project Deliverables

2. Project Activity Requirements

2.1 Introduction

At the beginning of each project, project managers will generally be excited to evaluate a potential endeavor, but this is usually at a high level and has little actual detail for any specific activities that would be required to produce a project deliverable. During the course of developing the schedule management plan, the project manager might acquire a great deal of information for various parts of the project, but the project is still generally lacking any specific detail for individual work activities. It is after management has officially approved the project and the project manager has been given the directive to develop a project management plan that he has all information he needs to ...