A project is similar to a business plan. The plan should cover all nitty-gritty details of the project. This plan is crucial to the success or failure of a project. Writing an in-depth project plan is a skill that anyone can develop. As you write more and more project plans you will find it easier to draft a plan and the fewer mistakes you will make. Developing the details of your heading should also be done in the same manner as writing down your headings. Indicate all details even if you feel it is not necessary. You will later on drill down the details to the most important information that you will need for the project plan. Do not discard all your draft ideas; it may be handy when finalizing your project plan. Project management is very important in today's business environment when one considers the consequences of the absence of good project management or when project management is poorly applied to projects. Project management plan - Includes the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully. It is primarily concerned with defining and controlling what is and is not included in the project



Schedule management plan - Sets the format and establishes criteria for developing and controlling the project schedule

Defining goals and objectives

Quality management plan - Describes how the project management team will implement the organization's quality policy

Detailed organization of the project

Project implementation and control

Communication management plan - Describes the communications needs and expectations for the project management; how and in what format information will be communicated; when and where each communication will be made; and who is responsible for providing each type of communication