Action Plan - Aktionsplan

Application - Use - Example - Tools - Templates

Application

An action plan is an outlining schedule. It is used for smaller projects (up to 25 actions) or for many small items ("to do list") not scheduled in the project plan.

The actions are shown in a chart.

You can extend the chart to control the status of the actions.

Use

	Create a chart that shows your plans.
	do: fill in for each new action Key/#: Choose a key to identify the action and/or to put it into a category. To be done: What needs to be done? Date scheduled: When does the action needs to be done? Person responsible: Who will do the action / is responsible? How to do: How will the task be done? What resources are needed? Are there special circumstances or needs? Date created:(optinal) Status: new until: no more new actions
	Check all actions which status is NOT "finished". Record all unexpected events in Comment/History and change the Status if necessary. If status is set to "finished" set also Date finished.
	Check all actions which status is NOT "finished". Record all unexpected events and change the status if necessary.
	Check the quantity of all actions which status is NOT "finished". If the quantity increases you could have a problem in your project (no sufficient resources, blue eyed schedule).

Example

Preparing the FQB meeting (extract).

Tools

MS Excel.

MS Access.

Templates

EXCEL Form: Action Items

Weisheit

Glück ist, wenn man dumm ist und trotzdem Arbeit hat.

Gotfried Benn
1886 – 1956
deutscher Schriftsteller und Arzt

Musikerwitz

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"Ja sehr gerne, und wieviel möchten Sie einzahlen?"
"Hä? Einzahlen? Abheben will ich!"