Referanseplan

Referanseplan is a term used in Norwegian planning and project management to denote a plan that serves as a reference framework for a project, program, or policy. It defines the baseline objectives, scope, standards, and criteria that guide design, implementation, and evaluation. The referanseplan functions as a common reference point for stakeholders, helping to align expectations and provide a basis for comparing planned versus actual results.

In practice, referanseplan is applied across sectors such as urban and infrastructure planning, construction, environmental management, and public procurement. It often specifies the design basis, regulatory requirements, performance indicators, tolerances, and quality criteria. By establishing these components early, it supports risk management, budgeting, timelines, and change control, and it facilitates auditable evaluation of progress.

Key elements typically included are objectives and scope, reference standards and regulations, measurement criteria and indicators, milestones and timelines, budgetary constraints, risk and quality criteria, and reporting and change-management procedures. The plan may be updated if objectives or constraints change, while preserving its role as the guidepost against which performance is assessed.

Relation to other planning documents: a referanseplan is commonly integrated with broader program or master plans and is complemented by operational schedules or drift plans. It is designed to be transparent to all stakeholders and to facilitate verification and accountability.