Executive Summary The Executive Summary is an optional section for the project management plan and may be used for providing a summary of the information contained in the project plan. Recommendation is that the executive summary be written in such a way that a person could read only this page and be familiar with the project. Suggestion is to include a short background, what the project is producing, procurements, total budget amount and finish date, and possibly: key business needs and objectives from the charter, key scope elements, or key communication efforts (e.g., public website). Introduction The Introduction provides the foundation for the project plan by covering the purpose of the plan itself, the and purpose, assumptions and constraints, the approach/methodology for project‘s background managing and executing the project, the relationship to other systems/projects, and lastly, a list project’s of related documents. Purpose of this document The purpose of the project management plan is to define the project scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations of the project, and to provide a comprehensive strategy for managing the project. Include links if external management plans will be used. Background This information may be transferred from the background section of the project charter and updated as necessary. xx Project Purpose Include the project justification and its relationship to the agency business/strategic plan. This could also include a summary description of the product of the project. xx Project Assumptions and Constraints Assumptions The project has the following assumptions: xx xx
Executive Summary The Executive Summary is an optional section for the project management plan and may be used for providing a summary of the information contained in the project plan. Recommendation is that the executive summary be written in such a way that a person could read only this page and be familiar with the project. Suggestion is to include a short background, what the project is producing, procurements, total budget amount and finish date, and possibly: key business needs and objectives from the charter, key scope elements, or key communication efforts (e.g., public website). Introduction The Introduction provides the foundation for the project plan by covering the purpose of the plan itself, the project‘s background and purpose, assumptions and constraints, the approach/methodology for managing and executing the project, the project’s relationship to other systems/projects, and lastly, a list of related documents. Purpose of this document The purpose of the project management plan is to define the project scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations of the project, and to provide a comprehensive strategy for managing the project. Include links if external management plans will be used. Background This information may be transferred from the background section of the project charter and updated as necessary. xx Project Purpose Include the project justification and its relationship to the agency business/strategic plan. This could also include a summary description of the product of the project. xx Project Assumptions and Constraints Assumptions The project has the following assumptions: xx xx
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