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Project plan

Meaning in project management, with examples

/ˌprɑːdʒekt ˈplæn/nounCore term

In project management, project plan means: A document, or set of documents, that explains how a project will be carried out: its scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks and how it will be controlled.

In Turkish: proje planı, proje yönetim planı

How it is used

Prepared early in the project and updated when things change. People write, review, approve, update and follow the project plan. In everyday speech it can also just mean the Gantt chart or schedule.

Example sentences

  1. I'll share the updated project plan after the sponsor approves the new dates.

  2. According to the project plan, user training should start next week.

Common collocations

  • draw up a project plan
  • update the project plan
  • detailed project plan
  • according to the project plan
  • project charterA short official document that authorises a project to start. It states the goals, high-level scope, main stakeholders, budget and the project manager's authority.
  • timelineThe planned order and dates of the main activities and milestones of a project, often shown as a line or chart.
  • baselineThe approved version of a project's scope, schedule or budget, saved so that real progress can be compared against it later.
  • work breakdown structureA tree-like breakdown of all the work in a project, from the main deliverables down to small work packages that can be estimated, assigned and tracked.

More terms: Project Lifecycle

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