Project Planning Checklist

Project Step	Step Description	Inputs	Outputs	Comments
Scope Planning	Developing a Scope Statement- detailing what the Project will achieve.	Project Charter	Scope Statement	Why, what, when, Who, how much, where, how many?
Team Development	Creating the Team
Scope Definition	Subdividing the scope into deliverables	Scope Statement	Work Breakdown Structure
Activity Definition	Subdividing the work packages into activities	Work Breakdown Structure	Activity List	MS Project?
Activity Sequencing	Identifying interdependencies between Activities	Activity List	Project Network diagram	By Activity or by Work Packages
Activity Duration Estimating	Estimating the each time activity / work package tasks	Project Network diagram		Take into account the resources available, the effort and duration required
Schedule  Development	Developing the Project Schedule	Project Network Diagram	Schedule (Gantt)
Staff Acquisition	Getting the right people	Schedule (Gantt)	Project staff assigned	Get the best people for work; negotiate with line managers
Estimating Cost	Estimate the cost of Project	Schedule (Gantt)	Budget cost	Take into account the duration, efforts required, and other Expenses
Risk Management Planning	Defining the procedure for Managing risk		risk management plan	What are the risks threshold; how to manage; when to held conferencing, etc.
Project Development Plan	Defining the Integrated project Plan	All subsidiary Project Plan	Project plan	First do all of the individual plan, then combine into Integrated project Plan
Quality Planning	Defining the procedures for quality management		Quality management plan
Communication planning	Defining the procedures for communications management		Communication management plan	What; when; where; to whom; how; by whom;
Risk identification	Brainstorm all possible risks	WBS; Experience; risk categories	Risk List	Use negative brainstorming
Risk analysis	Ranking risks by importance (Impact x Probability)	Risk List	Ranked Risk List	(excel spreadsheet)
Risk Response planning	Creating action to take lower probability or impact	Ranked Risk List	Risk Action Plan	(same excel spreadsheet - remember people responsible and end date)
Planning  of procurement	Determine what to buy and how	WBS	Procurement management plan	Roles of PM in Procurement; Roles of Purchasing department
Procurement	purchase of goods or services for project	Procurement management plan