Why project plan is important?

Project plan documents are important in environmental data collection activities to ensure that the type and quantity of data are sufficient for the decision to be made.

A good project plan will:

• Help to plan the delivery of the project
  
• Assess strengths and weaknesses
  
• Highlight risks and opportunities
  
• Show how monitoring success and manage setbacks
  
• Show how plans are credible, practicable and realistic
  
• Guide activities required to achieve the project aims
  
• Identify the resources that need to run the project.