Activities
Activities that should be undertaken during this phase include:7
• Creating a formal planning document that may be used to:
• Linking project activities to expressed needs and feasibility studies (i.e., tying the plan to the outputs of Phase I: Determine Need and Feasibility).
• Providing a written record of assumptions regarding deliverables, work processes, resources required, and so forth.
• Helping communicate clearly among stakeholders.
• Providing a written record of agreed-upon scope, costs, and schedule
• Facilitating critique of project assumptions by stakeholders
• Getting the project plan approved by sponsors and other stakeholders before project work begins.
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