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THE PLANNING PROCESS - Coggle Diagram
THE PLANNING PROCESS
WHY MAKE PLANS?
PLANNING IS SERIOUS. IT DEFINES COMMINTMENTS AND SUPPORTS BUSSINESS DECISIONS. IT CAN BE DEVELOP, PRACTICE AND HONE.
WHAT IS A PLAN?
THE PROJECT PLAN DEFINES THE WORK AND HOW IT WILL BE DONE. IT PROVIDES A DEFINITION OF EACH MAJOR TASK, AN ESTIMATE OF THE TIME AND RESOURCES REQUIRED, AND A FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGEMENT REVIEW AND CONTROL.
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THE PLANNING FRAMEWORK
STARTING WITH A CUSTOMER NEED, YOU DEFINE THE REQUIREMENTS. THEN YOU PRODUCE A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN, THE ESTIMATE HOW MANY HOURS THE WORK IS LIKELY TO TAKE. AY LEAST YOU START THE DEVELOPMENT. (RECORD YOUR DATA)
PRODUCING A PLAN QUALITY
IMPROVE PLANNING SKILLS: IT IS COMPLETE?, ACCESIBLE?, CLEAR?, SPECIFIC?, PRECISE?, ACCURATE?
COMPLETE
HAVE YOU LEFT ANY BLANKS?, USING WELL-DESIGNED FORMS IS AMONG THE MOST CONVENIENT AND ECONOMICAL.
ACCESIBLE
A PLAN MUST BE WHERE YOU CAN FIND IT, IN THE PROPER FORMAT. YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT IS THE PLAN AND WHERE IT IS. (PRESCRIBED ORDER IN KNOWN, CONSISTENT AND NONREDUNDANT FORMAT)
CLEAR
IF IT IS NOT CLEAR, IT CANNOT BE USED WITH CONFIDENCE.
SPECIFIC
A SPECIFIC PLAN SAYS WHAT WILL BE DONE, WHEN, BY WHOM, AND AT WHAT COST.
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ACCURATE
MEASURE, PREDICT AND IMPROVE PLANNING ACCURACY.
PLANNING IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE PSP. WHITHOUT GOOD PLANS YOU CANNOT EFFECTIVELY MANAGE SOFTWARE PROJECTS, GOOD PLANS SKILLD WILL HELP YOU TO DO BETTER SOFTWARE.