Milestone, Deliverable, Work Area
Task Name
This is a sample detailed task plan. Some sections may not
Initiation
PROJECT INITIATION
Initiation
Complete preliminary project planning worksheet
Initiation
Conduct sponsor review
Initiation
Complete sponsor one-page worksheet
Initiation
Draft project initiation plan
Initiation
Define business objectives
Initiation
Define deliverables
Initiation
Identify resources
Initiation
Define project team
Initiation
Define Interdependencies
Initiation
Define risks
Initiation
Define success criteria
Initiation
Conduct project kickoff
Planning
PROJECT PLANNING: Detailed Planning
Planning
Develop work breakdown structure (WBS)
Planning
Develop detailed project schedule
Planning
Develop risk management plan
Planning
Develop vendor management plan
Planning
Develop change control plan
Planning
Draft stakeholder engagement / outreach / campus readiness
plan
Planning
Conduct campus readiness workshop
Planning
Deliverable: Work Breakdown Structure
Planning
Deliverable: Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach (Campus
Readiness)
Planning
Deliverable: Risk Management Plan
Planning
Deliverable: Project Schedule
Planning
Deliverable: Vendor Management Plan
Planning
Deliverable: Change Control Plan
Discovery / Requirements Gathering
Discovery / Requirements Gathering
Discovery / Requirements Gathering
Peer/Industry Analysis
Discovery / Requirements Gathering
Map business processes
Discovery / Requirements Gathering
Define functional requirements
Discovery / Requirements Gathering
Define usability and accessibility requirements
Discovery / Requirements Gathering
Define technical requirements (h/w, s/w needs)
Discovery / Requirements Gathering
Stakeholder validation/communication
Discovery / Requirements Gathering
Team meeting: finalize and sign-off on requirements
Design
Design
Design
Create a prototype and/or spec
Design
Review architecture through ARB
Design
Establish preliminary migration/roll-out schedule
Design
Validation of user training/documentation needs
Design
Define roles & responsibilities for steady-state support
Design
Validate with Sponsor
Procure / Develop
Procure / Develop
Procure / Develop
Negotiate vendor contract
Procure / Develop
Build solution
Procure / Develop
Build an overall test plan & create test scripts
Procure / Develop
Build a customer outreach plan to get testers and update
stakeholders
Procure / Develop
Create training and documentation
Procure / Develop
Team sign-off on unit testing
Test
Test
Test
Integration testing
Test
QA/ User acceptance testing
Test
Obtain UAT signoff
Test
Performance testing / stress testing
Test
Vulnerability testing
Test
Regression testing
Test
Migration testing
Delivery
Delivery
Delivery
Delivery
Conduct user training
Complete Support Services Eligibility Checklist
Delivery
Migrate to new system
Delivery
Put new system in production
Delivery
1-month project shake-out
Delivery
Delivery
Delivery
Closeout
Closeout
Closeout
Closeout
Closeout
Validate success criteria met with sponsor
Transfer ownership to steady-state owners
Decommission old system
Close out
Conduct sponsor close-out meeting
Conduct project close-out session (obj's, deliverables, success
criteria, lessons learned)
Close out vendor/consulting contracts & budgets
Provide post-project review to project manager and OIT
technical lead
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tailed task plan. Some sections may not apply to your specific project.
Finish
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