Review the Preliminary Plan

The plan you develop for implementing PSM will outline your approach to addressing the needs you have identified within your company. While the appearance of the written plan itself can take any of a num r of forms, the content should focus on  

At this point in the process, you may find it useful to review the preliminary plan you presented for initial management approval (see Chapter2). That first take necessarily lacked the detail you are now able to provide. For example, your initial estimates of time requirements might have predicted 18 months for system design and installation now you reali2e that 24 months will be needed. While the initial plan will require changes, it should have components (organizational, stylistic, narrative) that can be adapted for use in the formal plan. 

More Important, compare the broad themes and projections you presented then with the perspective you have gained. Pay particular attention to major shifts in key areas such as goals and resource requirements. If these have changed dramatically based on your findings, it may be wise to bring them to management s attention sooner rather than later, in case fundamental expectations need revision. 

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Review the preliminary plan that you presented to management. Compare the broad themes and projections you presented with the perspective you now have. If anything has changed dramatically, bring these to the attention of management sooner rather than later. 

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