Project Management Software Tracking

The Project Management Software Plan is constantly referenced to throughout the project. During Project Execution, the Project Manager tracks task completion, effort spent and total cost using the Project Plan. They also use it to forecast completion dates for each activity and ensure that the project is delivered to schedule. During Project Closure, the Project Manager will ensure that all planned activities have been completed as listed in the Project Plan. An independent party will then review the Project Plan to determine whether the project delivered within the estimates agreed with the customer. The following sections describe in plain text how to create a Project Plan for your project.

Define the Planning Basis of your Project Management Life Cycle

Scope

The first step towards creating a Project Plan is to reconfirm the project scope, as defined in the Terms of Reference. The scope defines the boundaries within which all project activities and tasks are to be completed.

Phases

Next, list and describe the major phases within the project. A phase is “a set of activities to be undertaken to deliver a substantial portion of an overall project”.