Plan Stage

“…contains a number of detailed, logical steps…”

• This means DETAIL – exact tasks, planned precisely

“…that describe the use of resources and time.”

• This means you must clearly state, in detail, ALL the dates and timings of your plans.

• It also means you must in detail list any resources you need for a particular task, in order to complete it.

Ways of ensuring you have done a detailed enough plan

1) Create a GANTT chart:– The GANTT chart will show you have made a long

term plan, that shows how long you plan on spending on the rest of the stages of the Design Cycle.

– You should ensure you have a paragraph of text with the GANTT chart explaining what it is showing and why you have made it.

2) Create a step-by-step plan:- This should describe the exact steps you need to take to create the product.- It should give precise detail.- It should include any resources you need to use for all the steps.- It should include precise timings (dates and times) for all the steps.

“…critically evaluates the plan and justifies any modifications…”

• This means you must be critical of your plans – find things that could be improved.

• Explain why you changed your plans from your original designs if you did this.

• It should show you are reflecting on your work.• As always, you get marks for criticism – don’t

praise the work saying ‘it doesn’t need improvement’. We can always improve!