Welcome to the Project Scope Planning lesson unit.
In this presentation, we will:
•Discuss the context of the project plan in the strategic planning
process
•Consider some of the reasons that project fail
•Identify several main components and process steps of the Project Scope Plan
I have asked you to consider this before but consider it again…
How much time do you spend on a project doing work that, had it been done correctly or completely the first time, would not need to be done. How much time do you spend reorienting yourself to start a tselection project壁纸
ask that, that should have been done some time ago.
How often have you found that you are working toward an approach deadline, working as hard as you can for as many hours as you have, and you are still no place near complete. Have you ever wondered, “Why is there only one person working in this project? Why can’t I get more support? There is at least five weeks of work to do and only two weeks to the deadline?”
These are all symptoms of poor or absent project planning.
Projects are about creating new, unique outcomes. Fragments of the project may have been done before in different contexts but not the whole project and not the expected outcome. It makes sense to create a project plan. When you are going to a new client's office and you have never been there before, wouldn’t you usually ask, “How do I get to your location? I want to draw a map so I don’t get lost and arrive late for our meeting.”  You don’t want to disappoint the customer. Why wouldn’t you make a map for a project?
Read the list reasons (excuses) of why project plans fail. Do any of these reasons ring true for you? Has your organization ever abandoned a project plan for any of these reasons.