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title: Revise and refine the plans
acode: B01
principles:
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Conduct workshops to revise the high-level aspects of the whole plans, and add details and assign custodians to the deliverables that belong to the upcoming month. These refinements impact the **Project Description**, **Deliverables Map**, and **Follow‑Up Register**. 

If similar projects have been done before, check their archives and use that information to make your plans more realistic. 

[Project Description template](/en/modules/p3.express/manual/v2/project-description.odt)

[Follow-Up Register template](/en/modules/p3.express/manual/v2/follow-up-register.ods)


## Purpose 

The plans created in the project initiation activity group are high-level and not sufficient for implementation. They need to be refined one month at a time in this management activity. In any case, all plans should be continuously revised to match the reality.


## Common pitfalls 

Consider the following to avoid some of the commonest pitfalls in this management activity: 

* Use facilitation techniques to have an effective planning workshop. 
* Don't focus on detailing the upcoming month only, but make sure that the high-level plan for the whole project is also updated.
* Don't add too much detail to the plan -- include only as much as you need to satisfy the practical needs.



