This book compiles the fundamentals to clarify the question of whether general planning is advantageous or not. The type and complexity of the project, as well as the temporal and professional capabilities of the individuals involved in the project, are important criteria. At times, the organization of planning competence presents itself as a "matter of faith" rather than a rational decision. It lies at the center of a problem area that includes questions such as: Does general planning make project management unnecessary? Does the basic service catalog of HOAI 2013 already provide the client with the security of general planning when working with individual planners? What does the client's security entail when engaging a general planner? Fundamentals and individual aspects of planning deployment forms are compiled, from which theses are derived.