Asif GulConsultant Project Manager| Energoprojekt EntelMuscat, Oman
Is it always necessary for Project Management Plan to be a formal document, or PMI offers flexibility as per particular project situation and requirements? Saving Changes...
Not necessarily a formal document all the time. PMBOK Guide is very specific about plans that they could either be formal or informal. Take the example of a very small project, even mental planning could be enough for that and nothing is documented, that is an example of very informal plan. Plans can be detailed and in summary form and like any other plan this also applies to the project management plan. Saving Changes...
Asif GulConsultant Project Manager| Energoprojekt EntelMuscat, Oman
Thanks Suhail Iqbal Sb, You have cleared my doubt.... Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
You need to define what is "formal" for you. If something is inside a document then is formal. For me "what is not written does not exists". It is basic to control the lots of change you will facing in the process to manage a project. But it does not means you need to create tons of documents or each document with tons of pages. Saving Changes...
Dominic LawProduct Manager| PCCW GlobalHappy Valley, Hong Kong
I am more in favor of a formal plan in practice, so every project member and stakeholder is aware of it and follow it. And if there is any change in scope, then a formal plan is helpful for a formal change management. However, there is a flexibility of how much details to put into it, depending on the scale of the project. Saving Changes...
