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The Art of the Plan
http://goodplan.ca
This blog is dedicated to the process and techniques of planning. It's about the research, analysis, synthesis, problem-solving, and estimating activities that are common to all plans, regardless of topic.
Recent Posts
FogBugz and evidence-based scheduling
I tend to go on about the need to use probability distributions and simulation to manage uncertainty and complexity. Doing it can be difficult and expensive if you don't have the right tools at hand. If you're building software, I bumped into a not-...
Introduction to The Art of the Plan
This blog is dedicated to the process and techniques of planning. It's about the research, analysis, synthesis, problem-solving, and estimating activities that are common to all plans, regardless of topic. Parts of the Plan Non-trivial plans have ...
Crystal Clear Objectives
Before you can develop a plan, the objective must be clear. The planner and the stakeholders need a clear understanding of what's to be achieved. Sometimes it's like pulling teeth to extract a clear objective, but the effort and pain are necessary. ...
When the plan fails the project
When things don't go according to plan, has the project failed the plan or has the plan failed the project? Unless something happened that was completely unpredictable (not merely unexpected) it's arguable that the plan failed the project. In ...

