MSc PROJECT PLANNING DOCUMENTThepurposeof theplanningdocument istoensurethat youhavecarefully considered the work to be done in completing the project and have discussed this fully with your main supervisor.The work to be carried out should be divided into tasks and an estimate made of the time required for each task.The document should include the following information:- Your name and your first supervisors name.The project title. n outline of the project including clear aims and objectives !ma"imum two typewritten sides of #$. diagram% indicatingthetaskstobecarriedout andwhentheywill be undertaken% simplified e"ample of such a diagram may be found overleaf. This is an e"ample and you can chose another format for the diagram if you prefer.&ote:'t has been decided that it is more appropriate at ()c level to give you thefle"ibilitytotailor the*roject *lanning+ocument toyour ownproject rather than provide a form% as indicated in the *roject ,uidelines.fter you have discussed the project planning document with your first supervisor you should arrange a -. minute interview with the second supervisor towards the end of the first term. You should describe the project in its wider conte"t for his/her benefit% report onprogress madetodateanddiscuss the *lanning +ocument. This interviewcan take place either before or after submitting the *roject *lanning +ocument. Structure of Activity DiagramTheillustrativee"amplebelowassumes that theproject canbesplit intosevendistinct activities. Youwill probablyrequiresignificantlymore activities. 0owever thereare tradeoffs between significant activities for an adequate description and overspecification Typical activities could be:ctivity 1: literature reviewctivity -: theoretical/computational analysisctivity 2: hardware or software design/redesignctivity #: hardware construction orwriting software and testingctivity 3: e"perimental programmectivity 4: data analysisctivity 5: preparation of ()c thesisThe activity diagram !which could be produced using an appropriate project planning package or a spreadsheet$ might then have the following basic form:Activity 1 666666 666~~ 66Activity66666666 66~~~~Activity ! 6666 ~~~~Activity "66666666 ~~~~~~Activity #666666 66666~~~~Activity $66 6666666~~Activity % 6666666666666~~Ja& 'e( Mar A)r May Ju& Ju* Aug'n the above !highly simplified$ diagram the star symbols !6$ indicate times when each activity isbeingcarriedout. )omestagesoftheworkoftentakelongerthane"pectedbecauseof uncertainties at the initial planning stage and this should be represented in the activity diagram. The~symbol isusedtoindicatecontingencyplanningtimei.e. possibleadditional time needed for some activities. 7"amination of the diagram shows e"actly what work has to be carried outand when it istobe done. 8oncurrent activities are obvious and the effects of delays occurring in any stage of the work can be seen easily.Theplanshouldberegularlyupdatedtotakeaccount ofchangesinthetimerequiredfor activities. 'nsomecasestheremayalsobechangeinthelist of activities. Theregular meetings with your supervisor should include review of your plan and updating of the schedule of activities at each stage.The plan should be referred to in your interim report.