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 Planning step 1 | Determine how you will do planning - part of management plans |
| Planning step 2 | Finalize requirements |
| Planning step 3 | Create project scope statement |
| Planning step 4 | Determine what to purchase |
| Planning step 5 | Determine team |
| Planning step 6 | Create WBS and WBS dictionary |
| Planning step 7 | Create activity list |
| Planning step 8 | Create network diagram |
| Planning step 9 | Estimate resource requirements |
| Planning step 10 | Estimate time and cost |
| Planning step 11 | Determine critical path |
| Planning step 12 | Develop schedule |
| Planning step 13 | Develop budget |
| Planning step 14 | Determine quality standards, processes and metrics |
| Planning step 15 | Create process improvement plan |
| Planning step 16 | Determine roles and responsibilities |
| Planning step 17 | Plan communications |
| Planning step 18 | Perform risk identification, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis and risk response planning |
| Planning step 19 | Go back - Iterations |
| Planning step 20 | Prepare procurement documents |
| Planning step 21 | Finalize the "how to execute and control" aspects of all management plans |
| Planning step 22 | Develop final PM plan and performance measurement baselines that are realistic |
| Planning step 23 | Gain formal approval for plan |
| Planning step 24 | Hold kickoff meeting |