PROJECT PLANNING OBJECTIVES

The objective of software project planning is to provide a framework that enables the
manager to make reasonable estimates of resources, cost, and schedule. These estimates
are made within a limited time frame at the beginning of a software project
and should be updated regularly as the project progresses. In addition, estimates
should attempt to define best case and worst case scenarios so that project outcomes
can be bounded.
The planning objective is achieved through a process of information discovery that
leads to reasonable estimates. In the following sections, each of the activities associated
with software project planning is discussed.