Plan
A plan is required to provide a credible description of how you aim to meet the initiative objectives. It should consider activities and tasks, resources required, time to be spent, outputs to be delivered, milestones and dependencies.
A plan helps to demonstrate when results or benefits will be delivered.
Plan on a Page
The Plan on a Page provides a visual, one page summary or description of how the initiative objectives will be met. By breaking the activities down, tasks can be divided into workstreams and the time to achieve them shown. It can also highlight key milestones or dependencies between tasks. It is a useful communication tool and can be used to set expectations as to what activity is planned and when it will happen.
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Hints & Tips
- Planning is an ongoing process that continues throughout the initiative.
- Involve the people who will be undertaking the activities for their input.
- Ensure those who are named on the plan understand their activities and can commit to delivering them.
- Depending on the initiative type, user preference and audience, the template is available in either PowerPoint or Visio.
- For initiatives that are significantly complex, large scale or information on dependencies / resource management needs to be included, a Microsoft Project Plan may be more appropriate.