Setting up a Phase

Break a Project into Phases

Each Project should be broken down into Phases. Each Phase is a manageable piece of work with a clear deliverable and time frame. It has been proven over many projects that manageable pieces of work of 4 to 12 weeks work result in less failures and better management of deadlines than a long single project. Phase planning is important for any project manager.

In each phase there is facility to record deliverables, timeframe's, participants etc. Phases can be used to create Phase Plans and also to report e.g. Milestones within a particular Phase.

Benefits

• Encourages project managers to focus on phase planning
• Allows people to see immediately what is happening in each phase

Phase Reports Available:

• Details for a single phase
• Issues by phase
• Action items by phase
• Tasks by phase
• Milestones by phase
• Roles by phase

White Papers on Phases and Planning

Below are a number of white papers which relate to phases and planning.

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