Method
Embrace progressive planning horizons

Embrace progressive planning horizons

Build one connected plan that matches detail to confidence.

Projects need different levels of detail across time horizons. Create an integrated plan that reflects what teams actually know:

  • Long-range (6+ weeks): Focus on key handoffs to achieve milestones
  • Mid-range (1-6 weeks): Develop detailed sequences with resources
  • Immediate (1 week): Create specific commitments teams will deliver

This connected approach keeps information flowing naturally between strategic oversight and daily execution. Teams can plan appropriately for what they can see while maintaining alignment with project objectives.

When everything lives in one system, teams spend time actually planning, not reconciling documents. Information can travel seamlessly across these timeframes, keeping the entire project synchronised with reality.

1.1

Together, not apart

1.2

Give the frontline bandwidth, not busywork

1.3

Measure flow, not just criticality

1.4

You can't plan what you don't know

1.5

Rhythm is everything

1.6

Match methods to project characteristics

1.7

Simplicity beats sophistication

2.1

Set clear targets

2.2

Start simple

2.3

Embrace progressive planning horizons

2.4

Run a disciplined weekly cycle

3.1

Establish a daily coordination rhythm

3.2

Find and clear blockers

3.3

Intensify the rhythm as complexity increases

4.1

Capture delays, don't hide them

4.2

Capture issues when they happen