Project Plan vs Project Management Plan

几个月前，我参加了当地的PMI分会研讨会。当我与其他专业人员进行对话时，这个话题出现了：“项目计划和项目管理计划是否一样吗？”

这项讨论导致我们与我对该主题的研究一起分享了一些有趣的发现。

在对话期间，我们得出的结论是，项目计划和项目管理计划之间没有标准差异。

您工作的组织for determines the difference. They may decide to stick with only one term, both terms may be used as synonyms of each other, or they can refer to different types of plans.

让我们详细讨论这两个计划。

Project Plan

The project plan is also referred to as a work plan in some organizations.

项目计划可以简单地定义为用于广泛指导项目的正式，批准的文件，并促进stakeholders. The project plan takes its objective from theproject charterand the scope statement.

例如，项目计划一般来说：

• Why was the project undertaken?
• What value will it add to the organization?
• What will the output or deliverables of the project be?
• 谁将参与该项目？
• What is the deadline?
• What are the项目里程碑?
• What are the scope, budget, and schedule?
• What technology is going to be used to accomplish the objective?

Project Management Plan

The project management plan is a formal, approved document that guides you precisely on how the work of a project will be done.

For example:

• How will the project work be carried out?
• How will the scope be managed?
• How will you monitor and control the various project activities?
• How will you deliver the product and close the project?

A project management plan is composed of many subsidiary plans such as scope management plan, cost management plan, risk management plan, procurement management plan.

项目管理计划是项目计划的元计划。它包含指导项目管理团队成功完成项目的计划。

The Difference Between the Project Plan and Project Management Plan

Some of the differences between these two plans are as follows:

• The project plan describes the plan broadly with less attention to detail. It deals with high-level planning, while the project management plan uses every possible detail.
• The project plan deals with the “what” part of the project, while the project management plan deals with the “how.”
• 项目计划是一份有远见的文件，而项目管理计划则是为了实现愿景。
• 项目计划使您有愿景成功完成项目，而项目管理计划定义并开发了用于成功完成项目的系统。
• These two terms are different for large projects, but they can be merged for smaller projects.

Please note that the PMBOK Guide does not differentiate between the project plan and project management plan, and therefore, this topic is not very important for thePMP exam. I have written this blog post because I thought it would be a good read for you, and you should now be able to differentiate these two terms if you ever encounter them.

Summary

Project plan and project management plan can refer to the same thing, or they can be different. In some organizations, you may see a distinction between these terms, and others will use them interchangeably. For your organization, you should speak with your seniors to find out how the company uses these terms.

How about your organization? Do you differentiate or is there no difference at all? Please share your experience through the comments section.