Introduction
This is the beginning of the meat of your project plan. This is the
background and justification behind your project. In the final plan, this
will appear as standard paragraph text.
Objective
In 25 words or less, capture the objective of your project in terms of
Cost, Schedule and Performance. For example, "To complete the HTML
walkthrough for ProjectMaster 3.5 within a cost of $25.00 by December 31,
2000." It's important to be concise, particularly to ensure all team
members on the project team will be able to commit the entire objective to
memory.
Deliverables
Deliverables represent the top level of work to be done. Here you'll
want to capture the main items you'll have when you've finished the
project.
Show WBS
Number
Traditional project planning dictates entering deliverables without
the WBS number displayed. In ProjectMaster, you have the option of
entering data with or without the WBS number visible.
Measures
Measures indicate how well or how much will be accomplished. To make
the measures more meaningful, try to include a number of some sort in each
one.
Exclusions
Exclusions indicate what will specifically not be included in the
scope of this project. Effectively managing exclusions will aid the
project manager in managing expectations of not only the team, but the end
customer of the project.
Move
Deliverables, Measures, and Exclusions give you the option to reorder
each. Select the item you'd like to move and click the up or down arrow
for that section to reorder.