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Part 1

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

The project planning process is a critical point in terms of the project's overall success. It is also typically the most time-consuming stage of the project.

Discuss the project planning process. How does the process aid in the structuring of a projected proposal?

Part 2

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

The project planning process is important to the overall success of the project. The project planning process lays out the overall goal for the project along with the timeline, requirement, and all of the important details of the project. The project planning process also allows you to form a well put together and complete project proposal. Without proper project planning it is easy to forget certain steps and details that could change the whole timeline or cost of the project. Project planning will allow you to lay out a timeline in detail and include when the phases of the project need to be completed in order for the whole project to move forward as scheduled. These timelines are also important because without them people could get distracted with their day-to-day work activities and forget to do their part of the project. Having a project planned allows everyone to see the steps of the project and how important their role is to projects overall success. This helps to encourage people to get their parts done on time and allows everyone to help each other out if they can see that someone is falling behind.

Part 3

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Through the reading and understanding of the workings of project management and also with the time spent working on learning teams for this University, I truly understand that the project planning process is critical point in terms of the project's overall success. It is a very time consuming stage in any project, and I received first hand experience with this fact last week.

Project planning involves four major steps: Initiation, planning, execution and closure. The project planning process is the main tool used to ensure that tasks are completed in a timely manner. To ensure that a project has the best chance of success and risk of failure has been minimized, a plan is made to determine the most effective strategy for completion. It is important that project leaders understand the project process steps and tools in order to facilitate communication with their team members and ensure that all responsibilities will be handled. The aiding benefits in structuring a project plan are, providing direction, provides accountability, consideration for the proper resources, having the opportunity to be proactive in addressing possible problems, and creating reliable predictions of time lines and budget costs.