4 Why Create a Plan?
When we need to drive somewhere we’ve never been before, most of us go to an Internet mapping site and print directions. We do this to avoid getting lost, wasting our time, and using fuel unnecessarily. Creating a project plan is analogous to printing directions. The project plan is your roadmap to the finish line.
Now, let’s say that you’re leading a caravan of cars to take your child’s ball team to a field in another city. You might provide a copy of the directions for each driver so that everyone in the caravan knows where the team is headed. This is a risk mitigation strategy in case one of the cars is separated from the caravan. The separated driver can still reach the ball field by following his or her own copy of the ...
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