In your WBS you need to specify this information. Your goal is to calculate how many human resources and materials you should acquire to do your project and then define suppliers who will provide equipment and materials. Your project may require such resources as the following: In this step of project plan development, the resource base will be defined and types of resources required will be identified. In your WBS showing the agile scope you should add a section that describes which resources are required and in which quantities and measures. Once the tasks and activities required to deliver your project are defined and structured, your next step in creating a project plan is to define the resources required to do each task and activity. Project plan development requires setting clear milestones and time checkpoints, so be sure you have added milestones to your WBS. You will need to identify how each WBS element is associated with other elements and what (internal or external) dependencies can be established. When developing a project plan, you should remember that the WBS also depicts dependencies and relationships between work items (procedures, tasks). The WBS allows you to design simple to-do lists and task lists and then assign them to members of your team. The WBS becomes a foundation for your project plan as you can use it to identify the resources required to deliver each activity or task listed. The WBS is a detailed list of all phases, activities and jobs required for successful project completion. For example, you can develop the Work Breakdown Structure (the acronym “WBS”). In order to create a project plan, you will need to decompose the overall amount of project work into smaller, more manageable pieces. Let’s review the major steps to develop a project plan in detail.
The project manager takes the ultimate responsibility for creating a plan, which is a formal document showing the basis upon which to assess performance of the project and measure its results. It is the main part of the Planning Stage. Project plan development is one of the most critical activities within the project management lifecycle.