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6 Reasons Why You Need A Project Plan

You do have a project plan, don’t you? Most project managers would look at me with horror if I asked them if they had a plan, but many people don’t stop to think about why we bother with project planning. After all, it’s just something that project managers do, isn’t it? It is expected that the project manager will wave a piece of paper at you with a Gantt chart and some dates on, because that’s what project managers are like. But have you ever really thought about the purposes of the project plan? It isn’t just something that project managers produce for fun! It’s an integral part of managing the project and it’s key to making sure that your project is successful. Here are 6 reasons why your project plan is so important. 1. It Tells You How Long The Project Will Take Project management planning software   will calculate the length of time that your project will take from the information that you input. If you already have a good idea of the tasks and durations, this can be in