Formulate a baseline plan, integrate it with the project structure, and document Sponsor authorization.
2.1 Plan Work
Define project activity plans for each organizational unit, and the products each will produce
- Outline the quality objectives
- Create the product breakdown structure
- Define the work breakdown structure
- Build the team structures
- Estimate necessary resources
- Document the project plans
2.2 Plan Contracts
Prepare and execute contracts with suppliers by compiling and selecting possible providers and negotiating terms amenable to all parties
- Compile lists of and compare possible suppliers
- Select the appropriate supplier
- Maximize and execute the supplier contract
2.3 Plan Integration
Find overlap among the multiple work plans and streamline them into a cohesive, coordinated endeavor
- Draft individual work plans
- Coordinate and integrate work plans
- Reconcile to avoid conflicts and inconsistencies
2.4 Plan Completion
Outline, develop, and propose the Project Controls System to create a comprehensive Project Management Plan and a viable Sponsor Agreement Management system.
- Develop the Project Controls System
- Create Risk Management and other Project Plans
- Revise work plans to correspond with current plans
- Summarize and present financial data
- Create and execute documentation for Sponsor approval
- Close the planning activities
