inplanning
Inplanning is a term used in planning and project management to describe the early, pre-formal planning stage of a project. It is not a universally defined phase; its meaning and duration vary by organization and industry. In some contexts it is written as “in planning” or “in-planning.”
During inplanning, teams explore objectives, constraints, and feasibility before drafting formal documents. Activities may include needs
Relation to formal planning: Inplanning precedes the creation of formal plans, master plans, or detailed business
Industry variations: In municipal planning, inplanning may culminate in an outline of objectives and constraints before
Criticism and limitations: Because it is ill-defined, outputs of inplanning can be ambiguous and subject to
See also: project lifecycle, feasibility study, scoping, pre-planning, front-end loading.