How To Create a Project Plan: the foolproof way to guarantee the success of any project

I get asked a lot of questions about project management, so I decided to address one of the most important parts of any project: How You Create a Project Plan. Projects that have many phases, stakeholders and deliverables are complex things to plan - there are overlapping calendars, actions and milestones where a misstep can cause the whole thing to go off the rails. Creative professionals, in particular, are generally not the greatest at organization and time management - so this video will lay out the basics of project planning so you can deliver the best results for your clients.

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Philip VanDusen is the founder of Verhaal Brand Design, a strategic design and branding consultancy in the New York City metro area. He is an accomplished creative executive and expert in strategic branding, graphic design and creative management. Philip gives design, branding, marketing and business advice to creative professionals and entrepreneurs on building successful creative practices and brands.
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[robertarisz]

I am spent 14 years in corporate project management offices, I live and breath this stuff every day. I clicked the link to see what a creative type would say about managing projects. I was expecting to maybe even have a chuckle but this is a very good summary of the most important points. Hats off to you Philip - the laugh is on me. I frequently sit through much longer presentations that do not even cover a fraction of the content.

[bluxd]

It's nice to learn Project Planning from Ghandhi himself!

[MelaninInTech]

This is immensely helpful! I'll be revisiting this video again for sure!

[angelparmar]

short and precise, thank you so much for making this video!

[alikahaei]

That was a great video. I'm writing a project plan for getting some fund for my IT startup and I really needed that. What I liked the most was the categorization to what, how, who, when, etc. that made it really clear.

[bertramos]

Thank you I just started a job as a project manager and don’t have much experience on doing a big roofing and siding job of 67 townhouses. Your info was very helpful. Thanks again

[allanmachado]

Thank you for the video. Straight to the point and all great info. This really helped me.

[tickettoenglish]

My friend and I are thinking about set up a project, and we are working on the plan which you facilitated for us, thank you

[Heredia]

Hi Philip, thanks for your video. It's excellent!!!

[lilguava]

I've always been fascinated by the logistics and planning of projects but have never been any good at it. This was a nice little insight, I hope to learn even more about it

[chai]

this is the most helpful video i've found so far!! I am preparing a project plan for my third interview for a software development company, and some of the ideas were totally new to me, so this was incredibly helpful in preparation!!

[thde]

great when I found this video of you, it's really necessary and I have to take a closer look at project management.

[AdrianaGirdler]

Great simple breakdown on how to create a project plan. Thanks for sharing, cheers!

[deanstraker]

That was a very informative 7 mins. Very clear and concise. Thank you

[mizsab]

this was amazing!!! best 7 min spent on YT today - thank you

[CrazyPieBro]

Very grateful for this video. Everything has cleared up and i’m more convinced about easing my way through into business after I’ve graduated of my Bachelor. I feel more prepared and assured now, which I will share with my fellow students/friends. Thank you🙏🏼

[Thotola]

Merci Mr Vanduisen fr this very clear and concise video

[micmike]

Yes, I did like your breakdown of an organized process. Thanks this was helpful.

[amazeteckno]

very informative and enjoyable video. Thank you very much

[antiheroine]

i liked this video and how it looked! thank you