Difference between Project Plan & Project Management in simple words
Both are formal, approved documents, how ever Project Plan used to broadly guide the project and facilitate communication among the stakeholders. The project plan takes its objective from the project charter and the scope statement and Project Management that guides you precisely on how the work of a project will be done .
Project plan answer the questions “What” & “Why”
- Why was the project undertaken?
- What value will it add to the organization?
- What will the output or deliverables of the project be?
- Who will be involved in the project?
- What is the deadline?
- What are the project milestones?
- What are the scope, budget, and schedule?
- What technology is going to be used to accomplish the objective?
Project Management will answer the questions “How”
- How will the project work be carried out?
- How will the scope be managed?
- How will you monitor and control the various project activities?
- How will you deliver the product and close the project?
Author –Ragesh R
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