Comments on: The Rise and Rise of Pointless Project Planning…! http://agile101.net/2009/10/02/the-rise-and-rise-of-pointless-project-planning%e2%80%a6/ Agile Project Management, Programme Management and Digital Publishing Sat, 17 Sep 2011 20:53:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: NeilS http://agile101.net/2009/10/02/the-rise-and-rise-of-pointless-project-planning%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-11316 NeilS Tue, 17 May 2011 20:47:08 +0000 http://agile101.net/?p=1711#comment-11316 Often the challenge with a project plan, is that in the earlier stages of a project very little due diligence has been performed. The Project Manager comfortably prepares an order of magnitude plan based on their best efforts and experience BUT the stakeholders see it as an exact plan with no +/-X%. It's similar to the concept where if a person says a task will take "about 2 weeks" versus "about 11 (business) days", that stakeholders think the second estimate is a detailed estimate whilst the first is an order of magnitude. The communication solution, that I've found that works best is to present the plan in a way that communicates the level of comfort with the assumptions. i.e. Use diagrams that show the phases of the projects with Month based headings, until you can comfortably state with a high level of confidence the exact date which you will finish. Additionally, ensure that the assumptions and their associated risks and and known issues with the plan are given at least as much communication space as the plan itself. Often the challenge with a project plan, is that in the earlier stages of a project very little due diligence has been performed. The Project Manager comfortably prepares an order of magnitude plan based on their best efforts and experience

BUT the stakeholders see it as an exact plan with no +/-X%.

It’s similar to the concept where if a person says a task will take “about 2 weeks” versus “about 11 (business) days”, that stakeholders think the second estimate is a detailed estimate whilst the first is an order of magnitude.

The communication solution, that I’ve found that works best is to present the plan in a way that communicates the level of comfort with the assumptions. i.e. Use diagrams that show the phases of the projects with Month based headings, until you can comfortably state with a high level of confidence the exact date which you will finish.

Additionally, ensure that the assumptions and their associated risks and and known issues with the plan are given at least as much communication space as the plan itself.

]]> By: bug tracker http://agile101.net/2009/10/02/the-rise-and-rise-of-pointless-project-planning%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 bug tracker Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:32:50 +0000 http://agile101.net/?p=1711#comment-1185 all so true...and i love the roundabout image. I'm sure it will come into my head next time i hear a pointless or unrealistic project plan all so true…and i love the roundabout image. I’m sure it will come into my head next time i hear a pointless or unrealistic project plan

]]> By: Ashley http://agile101.net/2009/10/02/the-rise-and-rise-of-pointless-project-planning%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 Ashley Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:32:10 +0000 http://agile101.net/?p=1711#comment-1115 Project Management is always a mix of two tasks. A wonderful as well as daunting. It provies wonderful results if you know how well to plan and execute. Its daunting if you don't know how to proceed further. There are lot of tools available online for PM. Project Management is always a mix of two tasks. A wonderful as well as daunting. It provies wonderful results if you know how well to plan and execute. Its daunting if you don’t know how to proceed further. There are lot of tools available online for PM.

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]]> By: Willi http://agile101.net/2009/10/02/the-rise-and-rise-of-pointless-project-planning%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-920 Willi Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:08:07 +0000 http://agile101.net/?p=1711#comment-920 I'm suggesting again to take a look at this :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_Y-eHsADrw best regards! I’m suggesting again to take a look at this :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_Y-eHsADrw

best regards!

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