5. Planning a Project

In This Chapter

Understand the key principles of effective project planning

Learn the important questions that project planning should answer

Understand that a project plan is not a Microsoft Project file

Review the essential elements for a project plan

Find out how to develop a project plan

Discover how to avoid the common project planning mistakes

The journey continues...

As is true with defining a project, project planning is essential for project success. In defining a project, we come to an agreement on what we will do and who will be involved. In planning a project, we focus on how the work will be done. This involves both how the deliverables will be developed and how the project will be managed. Thus, ...

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