The Project Management Tool Kit: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right

List Key Decisions

Infrastructure planning provides a foundation for planning, execution, and control. Documenting infrastructure decisions clarifies how the project will operate. Infrastructure planning varies in length from a few hours to several days of effort, depending on project scale.

Begin infrastructure planning early in a project by reviewing project initiation information, the project objective, and other available documentation such as the project charter. Make infrastructure decisions early; mid-project structural change is difficult.

Create a list of infrastructure decisions. Model your list on the sample list that follows, or one from an earlier project, or a suitable template used by your organization. Customize the list of issues ...