“Why is this a mistake? Because a huge Gantt chart, with many lines of tasks, all precisely allocated to specific dates looks very authoritative. It gives the impression that you’ve spent hours working [everything out precisely] … But the reality is that most of us have ACTUALLY spent half an hour scribbling on the back of an envelope…”

Meri Williams on the importance of being honest with project plans, rather than falling into the trap of “premature Gantting”. On Geek|Manager, here.

Posted Friday, May 11th, 2007 @ 8:55 pm
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