Game Planning
In our experience, plans that run forward slip: we found out too late that the date was never possible, and the people who had to agree heard too late.
How it works
For a 4- to 12-week project, fix the date; list what must be true the day before; work back to each decision, dependency, and review; plan who must hear first and how; leave a buffer. If the backward plan does not fit, change the date or the scope in week one, not week eight.
Why it works now
In our practice, agents build the backward plan from what the organization knows (calendars, people, how long things took before), keep it current when a date moves, prepare each stakeholder's briefing, and remind everyone at the right moment. People decide the date and talk to the people.
Where we use it
The launch of this publication, planned back from its date.
Status: Early · Origin: Builds on planning backward from a fixed goal (backcasting); our form is for a 4- to 12-week project
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