Divide project into tasks
Develop communication plan
Determine standards and procedures
Risk identification and assessment
Create preliminary budget
Develop a statement of work
Set baseline project plan
Planning detail
Level of project detail should be high I the short term. With less detail as time goes on.
Some components of project planning
Statement of work (sow)
Contract between the IS staff and the customer regarding deliverables and time estimates for a system development project
The baseline project plan (BPP)
Contains estimates of scope , benefits, schedules, costs, risks, and resource requirements
Preliminary budget
Cost-benefit analysis outlining planned expenses and revenues