Planning

Determine how you will do planning - part of all management plans

Finalize requirements

Create project scope statement

Determine what to purchase

Determine team

Create WBS and WBS dictionary

Create activity list

Create network diagram

Estimate resource requirements

Estimate time and cost

Determine critical path

Develop schedule

Develop budget

Determine quality standards, processess, and metrics

Create process improvement plan

Determine all roles and responsibilities

Plan communications

Perform risk identification, qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, and risk response planning

Go back iterations

Prepare procurement documents

Finalize the "how to execute and control" parts of all management plans

Develop final PM plan and performance measurement baseline that are realistic

Gain formal approval of the plan

Hold kickoff meeting