Introduction: Building out a project plan

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0:00 Welcome back. So far, you should have completed a project

charter for Sauce and Spoon's tablet rollout. The project charter helps
you organize vital project information, create a framework for the work
that needs to be done, and communicate those details to the
necessary people. Once the project charter is created and
confirmed, you'll use it to start the project planning stage. In the
upcoming activities, we'll be progressing from the initiation phase
of the project life cycle to the planning phase. Here, you'll put your
knowledge and skills to work on a project plan, which is the central
artifact a project manager builds during the planning phase. Most
projects capture requirements in this artifact. The project plan you
build for Sauce and Spoon will be a critical part of your project
management portfolio. It will demonstrate your ability to break a large
project into a set of achievable, smaller tasks. Before we get
started, let's review the project scenario. Sauce and Spoon is a
small but growing chain of restaurants with five locations. They've
hired Peta as their first in-house project manager to launch the pilot of
tabletop tablet menus at two of their locations. Throughout the course,
you'll observe Peta as she works to complete this project in-scope, on
time, and within budget. You'll create project management
documents based on the scenario, just as you would if you were the
project manager. As you work through these materials, you may want
to take notes about project details in order to complete some of the
activities. The project management documents you create will help you
practice your skills by applying them to a real-world scenario. These
documents will also provide you with a portfolio to speak to during a
future job interview. In the next group of activities, you'll analyze
conversations, emails, and other forms of documentation to build out a
project plan. As you continue on, you'll identify tasks and milestones
within the Sauce and Spoon tablet rollout. You'll also
demonstrate effective communication techniques, like asking the right
questions and practicing empathy, which will help you make
accurate time estimates for each task. Ready to get started? Meet me
in the next video.