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5 TOP DOWN & BOTTOM UP PLANNING DELIVERABLES •PROJECT GOALS / CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS •SCOPE •TIMING (MILESTONES & KEY ACTIVITIES) •HIGH / MEDIUM LEVEL ESTIMATES & BUDGETS (COST & RESOURCES) •CONSTRAINTS & ASSUMPTIONS •KNOWN RISKS AND ISSUES •PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACH DELIVERABLES •DETAILED PLANNING •SCOPE STATEMENTS •SUPPORTING SCHEDULES •ESTIMATES •RISKS, ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES Top Down Bottom Up Top down planning proceeds from the general to the specific of things In top down planning, goals & frameworks are set, and how to achieve them. They are gradually moved to lower and lower levels of the organisational hierarchy to be developed and specified Bottom-up planning moves from the specific to the general of things Bottom up planning complements the Top down approach by validating the effort & duration required to deliver the Project requirements It should result in a resource-driven schedule showing the project dates by which key events can be achieved There will likely be a rationalisation period whereby the bottom-up and the top-down plans are aligned and trades in time, cost or quality are made to ensure that the project can be delivered succesful