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2 Step Wise Project Planning Prince 2 is the set of project management standards that have been published by the Central Computing and Telecommunication Agency (CCTA) for use on British Government Information Technology projects. Step Wise should be compatible with Prince 2. It should be noted, however, that Step Wise covers only planning stages of a project and not monitoring and control. It should be noted, however, that Step Wise covers only planning stages of a project and not monitoring and control.

3 Project Planning The major principle of project planning is to plan in outline first and then in more detail as the time to carry out an activity approaches.

4 Step 0: Select Project This is called step 0 because it’s not in the main project process.

5 Step 1: Identify Project Scope and Objectives The activities in this step ensure that all the parties to the project agree on the objectives and are committed to the success of the project. Identify objectives Identify all stakeholders in the project and their interests

6 Step 2: Identify Project Infrastructure Identify installation standards and procedures Identify project team organization

7 Step 3: Analysis Project Characteristics The purpose of the planning operation is ensure that the appropriate methods are used for the project. Analysis other project characteristics including quality-based Take into account user requirements concerning implementation Select general lifecycle approach in the light of the above

8 Step 4: Identify Project Products and Activities Identify and describe project products Document generic product flows Product ideal activity network

9 Step 5: Estimate Effort For Each Activity Carry out bottom-up estimates Revise plan to create controllable activities

10 Step 6: Identify Activity Risks Identify and quantify activity-based risks Plan risk reduction and contingency measures where appropriate

11 Step 7: Allocate Resources Identify and allocate resources Revise plans and estimates to take into account resource constraints

12 Step 8: Review/Publicize Plan Review quality aspects of the project plan Document plan and obtain agreement Step 9 and 10: Execute Plan And Lower Levels Of Planning