Project Planning

For my weekly post this week, I've decided to go back to a topic discussed a few weeks ago. I didn't get a chance to answer this question at that time, so I'm doing so now. So what do I think project planning is and why is it important?

Project planning is an incredibly important task that needs to be undertaken by a leader. The leader must look at what needs to be done and delegate the tasks between the other members of the team. He should make sure that everyone is doing their own share and that everyone is doing the best job possible.

For me, I'm sure like everyone else, I've had the opportunity to plan a lot of different projects where it was necessary to go through this listing and delegation period. One example that comes to mind is my Discovery Day Project last year, the "Blue Room Compilations." Myself and Stephonne Singleton undertook the project together and decided we wanted to make a CD of all the different musical artists on campus. In order to do this, we had to figure out all the different things that needed to be done. We had to make sure we had all the equipment necessary, find the people to be on the CD, make sure we had the proper funding from the Discovery Day Committee, prioritize and make time for the project, find people to do the graphic design and website, find the cheapest prices for duplication, plan a CD release party, and actually do all the recording, mixing, and mastering, among many other things. By splitting these tasks up and making sure we put all forth all our efforts, we were able to make a quality project.