There are two quotes from Peter Drucker that are well worth remembering when planning. “The planner must be right in his timing of 10 or 20 separate developments, all of which must arrive at the same point at the same moment lest the whole plan collapse. The planner stakes all on an unbroken series of 20Continue reading “Manage the Odds”
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The Bridge Building Plan
According to the PMBOK, the Project Management Plan defines how the project is executed, monitored, and controlled. Steven Sinofsky, the former President of Microsoft’s Windows division, adds that the how and why of the project is an important piece of the plan. The post, “Engineering and social science lead to plans“, is about projects to buildContinue reading “The Bridge Building Plan”
Planning to Infinity
Under-planning for contingencies leads to a project whose duration tends towards infinity. Over-planning for contingencies leads to a schedule whose duration tends towards infinity.
The Best Plans Are Incomplete Plans
Use rolling wave planning and plan your near term activities in detail while approximating the activities that are further out. The project manager is not a fortune teller. Immediate next steps are easy to see and schedule. The further out you look, the blurrier the view. It is almost impossible to plan and schedule in detail activitiesContinue reading “The Best Plans Are Incomplete Plans”
How To Plan A Project With One Question
“What’s next?” is a question to ask others and a question to ask yourself when planning a project. Ask it and keep on asking it after every answer. String the next actions together and you have a complete project. What’s next? If you cannot identify a next action, the problem is not correctly or completely defined. If youContinue reading “How To Plan A Project With One Question”
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