ABSTRACT
There have been many examples and it is oĞen cited that projects with inadequate planning have failed miserably. This is why for complex product developments it is usually necessary to create a comprehensive Project Plan which represents a blueprint for the work to be performed. It describes precisely how to meet the external as well as the company-internal requirements and how the entire project organisation is supposed to work.1 It generally is established prior to the launch of the Development sub-phase and includes essential aspects such as:
goals, objectives, and requirements; project needs; architectures to be used, including project structure and organisation; staffing of organisation; roles and responsibilities within the project; rules for reporting; determination of ways and means of communication; methods and processes to be used; technical approach; schedule plan(s); interdependencies; determination of how to measure quality and performance; Change Management; budgets and their breakdowns; as well as analyses of risks.
