CGE 671: Petroleum Project
Management
CHAPTER 3 :
PLANNING THE PROJECT
What will you learn?
The nature of a good planning
Proven methods for generating plans that are adequate
to the task from the start to its successful conclusion
Deciding what things should be a part of a project
plan
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Before Planning…
WHY we are planning?
WHAT information the plan should contain?
PLANNING
The FIRST thing to be blamed when a problem
arise during the life of a project.
Inadequate planning is more the case than the
exception
Careful planning is strongly associated with
SUCCESS
BUT!
Why are planning the project?
PRIMARY FUNCTION : Serve the Project
Manager and his team a detailed map of the
route from start to finish
To FACILITATE later accomplishment
Project Management
Be updated on current status & future
expectation
TYPE OF PROJECT PLAN
PMBOK Project Plan
PRINCE2 Project Plan
PMBOK Project Plan
Comprehensive and Refers to the project
Charter & all the elements concerning the
planning, execution & control of project.
Elements in A Project Plan:
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
RACI Matrix (linear responsibility chart)
Other planning elements which serve special purposes (9
categories)
The Project Charter
A Project Charter consists of most, if not all, of the nine
items described in the project plan, PLUS the sign-off on
the plan by all the major stakeholders.
STAKEHOLDERS: project sponsor, client user, project
manager, other concerned SH.
After everyone signed off, the plan becomes operational
Project Charter.
The Project Charter
Formalize the project with the sponsor
Sections:
Project Overview
Project Approach
Project Objectives
Major Deliverables
Constraints
Risk & Feasibility
Work Breakdown Structure
Ensure that any task required to produce a
deliverable is not overlooked and thereby not
accounted for and planned!!
A HIERARCHICAL planning process
A systematic procedure
Most PM refers to WBS as foundation of project
planning
Work Breakdown Structure
PMBOK ~
Work Breakdown Structure
Work Breakdown
Structure
Responsible Accountable
Consult Informed Matrix (RACI)
Responsible Accountable Consult
Informed Matrix (RACI)
Responsible Accountable
Consult Informed Matrix (RACI)
Mind Mapping!
Mind Mapping!
Mind Map
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