From the course: The Top 10 Project Management Mistakes—and How to Avoid Them

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Tip 1: Having a plan in your head

Tip 1: Having a plan in your head

From the course: The Top 10 Project Management Mistakes—and How to Avoid Them

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Tip 1: Having a plan in your head

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- So the first mistake that people make with projects is having the plan in your head. And it's actually surprising how many people have their project plan in their head. Now obviously, if you're going to build a nuclear power station or put a space rocket on Mars, you're not going to have that in your head. But for most projects, suppose we're just going to install a new machine in a factory or something like that, or we're going to set up a new sales office or something, it's very tempting to have it in your head. 'Cause you think, well, obviously I'll have to this first. I'll look for a site and, oh yeah, I need to probably get a manager. So you start in your head and then before long you start thinking, hmm, this is all getting a bit complicated now. But it's kind of too late then 'cause it's all in your head. So I think it's very easy to have the plan in your head. But if you stand back and think about that, it has to be a bad idea. First of all, you can't possibly hold a decent…

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