For an improved project planning, consider holding a kick-off meeting during the planning phase. It increases significantly the chances of success.

The planning, also called master planning is a process of establishing and maintaining the definition of the scope of a project, the way the project will be performed (procedures and tasks), roles and responsibilities and the time and cost estimates.

It involves answering these questions:

• What must be done in the future to reach the project objective?
• How it will be done?
• Who will do it ?
• When it will be done?