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Things change a lot during the project, I agree. But assuming everything will change and using that as an excuse not to plan at all sounds like a poor choice to
by fishnchips 10y ago
Things change a lot during the project, I agree. But assuming everything will change and using that as an excuse not to plan at all sounds like a poor choice to me.
"In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." - Dwight D. Eisenhower
- gpderetta 10y agoI do actually agree that some amount of planning, and especially putting down a sketch on paper do help, in particular as a way to nail down requirements and figuring out obvious roadstops, but it is important to be under no illusion that the final project will resemble in any way the plan
- lmm 10y ago> But assuming everything will change and using that as an excuse not to plan at all sounds like a poor choice to me. I know that's how it sounds. But in my experience it turns out to be a lot more effective than planning.