^ [[6 Planning Phase]] # 6.4  Project Work Plan The Project Work Plan further elaborates the project scope and identifies and organises the project work and deliverables needed to achieve the project goals. It establishes a basis on which to estimate the project’s duration, calculate the required resources, and schedule the work. Once the tasks are scheduled, the Project Work Plan is used as a **basis for monitoring progress and controlling the project**. The [[Project Work Plan]] should be baselined but also **kept up-to-date during the life of the project** and ==capture all project related work as identified during planning phase or emerged during the [[executing phase]] (e.g. risks, issues, corrective actions etc.)== ![[Table 6.4 - Project Work Plan - Key Participants.png]] ## Inputs - [[Business Case]] - [[Project Charter]] ## Steps The Project Work Plan is composed of **three parts**: 1. Develop the **[[Work Breakdown]]**: This provides a hierarchical breakdown (subdivision) of **all the work that must be done** to meet the needs of the customer. Outlining the tasks enables an estimation of their effort and cost requirements. 2. Develop the **Effort & Cost Estimates**: This outlines expectations of the resources needed and the time required to complete each project task, **within the constraints of resource availability and capabilities**. The effort and duration estimates are used to create the project [[schedule]] and [[budget]]. 3. Develop the **Project Schedule**: This identifies **[[dependencies]]** between tasks, pinpointing their start and end dates, which is then used to establish the **overall project duration**. ![[Fig 6.6 Project Work Plan inputs and main roles.png]] ![[Table 6.4 - Project Work Plan - Related Artefacts.png]] ## Outputs - [[Project Work Plan]] (see also PM2 Template) ___ Spanish Guide: [[6.4 Plan de Trabajo del Proyecto]] <-- [[6.3 Project Stakeholder Matrix]] --> [[6.4.1 Work Breakdown]]