{"id":2257,"date":"2023-12-03T19:14:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T18:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2023-12-03T19:14:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T18:14:38","slug":"project-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/en\/project-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"What is project planning?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2257\" class=\"elementor elementor-2257\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35d499a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35d499a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ddad5f\" data-id=\"5ddad5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd2e56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cd2e56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planning in project management is essential to ensure that a project runs smoothly. It is an essential stage in structuring and organising all the actions to be taken in order to achieve the objectives set. It must take into account the expectations and needs of stakeholders, and respond to the three constraints of the Golden Triangle of project management: cost, time and scope. However, it cannot take place without the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/en\/project-initiation\/\">project initiation<\/a> which will have previously defined a framework and the project as a whole. <br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d667b4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d667b4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2ed0d5\" data-id=\"b2ed0d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-308c56d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"308c56d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WBS-1024x611.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2241\" alt=\"Work Breakdown Structure\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WBS-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WBS-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WBS-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WBS.jpg 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a052e58\" data-id=\"a052e58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659ca3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"659ca3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once this first step has been established, the planning can begin. During the planning stage, the project manager will need to define the key stages and the resources required. The main objective is to keep the project on time and on budget.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To keep project planning as structured as possible, it is recommended to proceed stage by stage:\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effective planning begins with a clear understanding of the scope. This is done by breaking down the scope into elements that enable the project objectives to be achieved via the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) \/ Project Task Organisation (PTO) \/ Project Breakdown Structure (PBS). This stage will involve the project team to ensure a global view of project scope.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2a5636 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2a5636\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d47f871\" data-id=\"d47f871\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc8e3fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc8e3fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After this crucial stage, the project planning stages can follow:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a04d532 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a04d532\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b698eb2\" data-id=\"b698eb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82c4064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82c4064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 1: Definition of the different phases of the project  <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672f54c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"672f54c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project management is a process that requires a well-defined structure to ensure consistency and control at every stage. This is why the planning process must start by defining the different phases of the project. These phases may vary depending on the methodology used, whether agile or traditional, but they must all be clearly identified and defined. Generally speaking, each stage of the project should describe the various tasks or activities to be carried out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a44c1c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a44c1c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f781dcd\" data-id=\"f781dcd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ff877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8ff877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 2: Identification of deliverables \/ activities <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-181c381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"181c381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the stages and tasks have been clearly defined, the project milestones need to be defined. Milestones are the key events in the project, which generally take the form of deliverables. These deliverables are defined with the stakeholders. These are the tangible results that must be produced at each stage and at the end of the project. These deliverables are used to assess the progress of the project and ensure that all tasks are completed on time. It is therefore essential that the deliverables are clearly defined in advance with the whole project team.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5e8e01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5e8e01\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f68b629\" data-id=\"f68b629\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4478f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4478f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 3: Definition of sequences<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82bd447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82bd447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This third stage involves defining the sequences of tasks to be carried out, which will then determine the total duration of the project. The PERT diagram can be a very good tool to use here, as it identifies tasks in the form of a network and identifies each task, the interdependencies and the execution time required. This diagram provides a real view of the project, and can also be used to create a Gantt chart.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b5c9fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b5c9fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-519119c\" data-id=\"519119c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c086e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c086e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 4: Estimation of the resources required<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b9a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29b9a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project management planning also involves resource management. Resources represent a major item of expenditure in a project, involving both material and human resources, and can be numerous depending on the scale of the project. The aim is to optimise them as far as possible.\u00a0 It is therefore necessary to identify the core skills and resources available for each phase of the project, to ensure that they are allocated effectively.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f741e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9f741e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 5: Estimation of timescales<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5099b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5099b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">For a complex project, timescales are estimated using the three-point estimation method. This involves defining three time estimates for each task: a = most optimistic hypothesis, m = most likely hypothesis, b = most pessimistic hypothesis. You can then decide to calculate the weighted average (giving greater weight to the realistic hypothesis) with the formula &#8211; E = (a + 4m + b) \/ 6, or use the triangular distribution (considering each hypothesis equally) with the formula E = (a + m + b) \/ 3. There are other methods for estimating the timescale of activities, such as estimating in relation to a previous project or by asking experts.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93f51c4\" data-id=\"93f51c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a4d02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94a4d02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Schedule-Development-1024x945.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1663\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Schedule-Development-1024x945.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Schedule-Development-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Schedule-Development-768x709.png 768w, https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Schedule-Development-1536x1417.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Schedule-Development.png 1837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-beb596a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"beb596a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34686be\" data-id=\"34686be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b4f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0b4f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These stages will help define the duration of the project, the critical path(s) and ensure that the deadline objectives are met.<\/p><h3>In addition, to do a quality job, it is important to integrate risk management.<\/h3><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is essential to anticipate potential problems and put in place preventive and corrective measures to minimise their impact on the project. This stage can therefore be described as both proactive and reactive.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This last step will ensure that there is a certain level of slack in the schedule. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/en\/services\/schedule-and-cost-risk-analysis\/\">Schedule risk analysis<\/a> is applied to simulate the impact of uncertainties and risks on the schedule and thus estimate the probability of achieving the objectives within the predefined times.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26395ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26395ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3814066\" data-id=\"3814066\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3264613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3264613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project planning tools <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b93caf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b93caf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Various tools can be used to achieve clear, coherent project planning. Project management software such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/formation-ms-project\/\">Microsoft Project (MS Project)<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/formation-primavera-p6\/\">Primavera P6 <\/a>are very useful for facilitating task planning and management. This software allows the deployment of useful project planning tools such as the critical path and the Gantt chart.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2448d7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2448d7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10142a5\" data-id=\"10142a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a4e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5a4e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The critical path method <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af5430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5af5430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In project planning, drawing up a critical path map (CPM) provides a realistic overview of the project. The critical path identifies all the tasks with a direct impact on the project end date, and enables the total duration of the project to be estimated. The particularity of the critical path is that all the tasks are closely linked. If the execution of one task is delayed, then the whole project will be delayed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17adb7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17adb7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dcfb48\" data-id=\"0dcfb48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc0cd06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc0cd06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Gantt chart<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46b853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e46b853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planning tools also allow the creation of a Gantt chart that graphically represents the different tasks and milestones in the project, their duration and dependencies. Each task takes the form of a horizontal bar indicating its start and end. The Gantt chart makes it easy to visualise:<\/p><ul><li>The various activities to be taken into account<\/li><li>The start and end of each activity<\/li><li>The expected timeframe for each activity <br \/>The possible overlap of activities, and the duration of this overlap<\/li><li>The beginning and end of the project<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on the project, one or other of these methods may be chosen, or both.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4975294 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4975294\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04b08ba\" data-id=\"04b08ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9bdf66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9bdf66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project monitoring<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd4b62b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd4b62b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the plan has been drawn up, it is important to monitor the progress of the project on a regular basis. This ensures that deadlines are met and that tasks are completed on time. In the event of delays, the use of a dynamic planning tool enables the impact of deadlines to be seen, and for them to be highlighted by comparing them with the reference schedule. This makes it possible to work on a response plan to limit the impact on deadlines. Project monitoring can be carried out using management tools such as dashboards, which provide an overall view of the project&#8217;s progress. These dashboards can also be accessed using project management software.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcaec49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcaec49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b68ffa\" data-id=\"9b68ffa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0872f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0872f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project planning with PROPRISM<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be65120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be65120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project planning is therefore a crucial stage in ensuring the smooth running and success of a project. It enables all the actions that will be undertaken to be structured and organised, the deliverables to be defined, the resources and risks to be managed, and the progress of the project to be monitored regularly. With rigorous planning, it is possible to optimise project progress, meet deadlines and achieve objectives.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, companies and organisations do not always have the time or skills needed to carry out effective project planning. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/\">PROPRISM<\/a> thus offers support to companies in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proprism.com\/en\/services\/project-planning-and-monitoring\/\">planning of their project<\/a>, to ensure excellent control of the constraints to be met (deadlines, costs and scope) as well as better monitoring throughout the process.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-950db8a elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"950db8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning in project management is essential to ensure that a project runs smoothly. 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