Complexity Matters

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Complexity Matters

George Jucan, MSc, PMP, OCP

June 21, 2006






Overview
Taking your time to measure before you cut is always good advice. In a PM's world, spending the time to plan the project is proven to dramatically increase the chances of success. A complete Project Management Plan as described in Section 4.3 of  the PMBOK Guide Third Edition is the final expression of comprehensive planning.
 
Well, we all know that, but who's got weeks to create a full Project Management Plan? In most cases, the project manager will be pressured by sponsors to cut down the planning time because "it can't be that complex." Do we really need separate management plans for risk, scope, quality, budget, communications, etc., or can they simply be sections within a single project management plan?
 
Most project managers have an instinctive feeling of how complex the project will be and the required level of planning.



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