Good Practice: A large project should be cut up into more manageable sub-projects, which only depend on completed sub-projects. The project planning methodology provides an excellent tool to subdivide major projects into more manageable sub-projects with short-term deliverables.
Each project plan should be subdivided into several key milestones. This approach helps to provide continuous delivery and makes sure progress is measured regularly. For example, a recent large project involved two separate project plans for different stages of the project, development and implementation. Each plan consisted of around 300+ individual tasks and approximately 30 key milestones.
In his article 7 Steps to Project Success, Peter Draper suggests it is necessary to break up projects into smaller, independent sub-projects that are more easily manageable. These sub-projects must be:
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Question 4: Is your project a manageable size?
Question 5: Have you defined a detailed project budget?
Question 6: Are you managing the project risks?
Question 7: Have you appointed an experienced project manager?