Revisions to the Basic Concepts of Effective Planning (SMART)
- List all the expectations of the project (What? )
- Structure the project into deliverables and sub-deliverables (simple WBS)
- This Working Method makes it possible to identify the stakeholders in the project (Who ? )
- Once the Who Will Do What identified we can establish
- Task Durations (How Much? Time/Budget)
- The How? and When? perform tasks
- In order to determine most accurately the Total Duration of the Project (Start-End)
Putting it into practice
Based on a structured example, set up all the features of Planner
Features
- Creation of a Public or Private Plan (Project)
- Encode the list of tasks to be performed
- Set up tasks: Name, Due date, Assignment
- Move / Delete / Modify
- Assign labels (color code)
- Compartmentalize the project (Notion of Deliverable)
- Tips & Tricks
Manage the project visually
- Filter project content by Deadline/Priority/Progress/Color-coded Label/Bucket/Assignment
- Group by Compartment/Assignment/Progress/Due Date/Label/Priority
- Track progress in the form of Table/Graph/Calendar
Analyze the collaborative impact of Planner
- Analysis of the impact of Planner in your Outlook 365 email and that of those who collaborate with you in your daily projects.
- MS Planner is part of the Office 365 suite and is fully integrated with other Office 365 applications. If you’re already using Microsoft Teams, you can host a Planner plan in your Teams workspace, so everyone can collaborate in one place.
Practice exercises
The course is entirely built around a practice exercise understandable to all during which all participants collaborate (interact).