The project summary gives a capsule

Seek a balance. Show enough detail to draw a complete picture of the project, but not so much detail that the big picture becomes obscured.The forest can disappear behind the trees.Does it seem as though we keep telling the same story over and over?Perhaps that is because we are doing just that. It goes something like this.The project summary gives a capsule glimpse of the story.The executive summary expands the story to include a few more facts.

The problem statement tells the story from the viewpoint of the problems that need solving.Goals and objectives provide the organizational framework, the outline of the story.The project narrative fleshes out the story to its full size. The management plan tells the story from a behind-the-scenes viewpoint.The documentation plan takes the view of saving evidence about the story.The dissemination plan gets the word out about the story.