# Project planning In a project people, teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems.[^1] ## Project lifecycle A project's lifecycle can consist of many steps: (Planning, Ideation / Design, Development, Documentation, Deployment, Launch, Maintenance) ### Project Plan The project plan should answer the following questions: * Which functionality is necessary to solve problem? * Which tasks need to be formed to develop described functionality? * What is the order of feature development? * Who is involved in the project? * How is responsibility divided among the team members? * What are the expected dependencies in the product? * What quality metrics will define? * The efficiency of the project? * The quality of the product? ### Project Planning Resources * [non-linear roadmaps](https://productcrunch.substack.com/p/escaping-the-roadmap-trap) [^1]: "_Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people, teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems_" [Scrum](https://scrumguides.org/docs/scrumguide/v2020/2020-Scrum-Guide-US.pdf)