Are there guidelines for work plans? There seems to be so many different templates (my office has 8), that look closer to project charters, task lists, or anything between. I am wondering if there is a consensus on what a workplan function is, and what it would look like. My experience in projects has always revolved around project charters and the concept of work plans is new to me, so I am also trying to understand how they function within the project cycle. Saving Changes...
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Paul AzanorProject Consultant| Lagos NigeriaIkoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
Do you mean project management plan? There are various kinds of plans including scope management plan Saving Changes...
Stéphane ParentSelf Employed / Semi-retired| Leader MakerPrince Edward Island, Canada
Every organization has it's own artifacts and naming conventions. It sounds suspiciously as though your work plan is the equivalent as a project charter. (My previous employer used "statement of work" for the same purpose.)
If it's the very first document you have to do, as project manager, I would treat it as the project charter. It certainly does not sound like it would be the needs assessment or business case Saving Changes...
Thank you. The documents that seem to be in use are by deliverable with headings tasks, who is assigned, risks, timelines. To me it almost looks like WBS dictionary mixed with a task list if that makes any sense. The work plan that I found at sample templates seems to be the closest thing to what most groups are using.
A work plan is a pretty generic term, so it would likely vary by project context and organization. While schedule information is likely a commonly found component of a work plan, I would expect that the core elements of many of the other components of a PM plan might be found there.
