http://www.reidgivens.com/roi_blog/2007/08/17/why-you-should-plan-thoroughly-and-expect-it-to-fail-anyway/ Business, Marketing and Management In a New World Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:48:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.reidgivens.com/roi_blog/2007/08/17/why-you-should-plan-thoroughly-and-expect-it-to-fail-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-3590 Eric Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:18:10 +0000 http://www.reidgivens.com/roi_blog/2007/08/17/why-you-should-plan-thoroughly-and-expect-it-to-fail-anyway/#comment-3590 This is exactly what I expected to find out after reading the title Why you should plan thoroughly and expect it to fail anyway.. Thanks for informative article This is exactly what I expected to find out after reading the title Why you should plan thoroughly and expect it to fail anyway.. Thanks for informative article

]]> http://www.reidgivens.com/roi_blog/2007/08/17/why-you-should-plan-thoroughly-and-expect-it-to-fail-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-3206 rgivens Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:18:26 +0000 http://www.reidgivens.com/roi_blog/2007/08/17/why-you-should-plan-thoroughly-and-expect-it-to-fail-anyway/#comment-3206 I agree with the analogy problem, but that's a post for another day. It's not really about us vs. them, but just that you cannot foresee everything, so once a plan is put in place, its not the end of the cycle, but the beginning. Think of it as crowd sourcing the solution by implementing your plan. That's the role of customers and employees, as partners not adversaries. I agree with the analogy problem, but that’s a post for another day. It’s not really about us vs. them, but just that you cannot foresee everything, so once a plan is put in place, its not the end of the cycle, but the beginning. Think of it as crowd sourcing the solution by implementing your plan. That’s the role of customers and employees, as partners not adversaries.

]]> http://www.reidgivens.com/roi_blog/2007/08/17/why-you-should-plan-thoroughly-and-expect-it-to-fail-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-3205 Mark Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:58:52 +0000 http://www.reidgivens.com/roi_blog/2007/08/17/why-you-should-plan-thoroughly-and-expect-it-to-fail-anyway/#comment-3205 Reid you make a lot of great points here. With the exception of your analogy of customers and employees as enemy combatants, I think you're right on. Too often - because it feels like it requires ESP - both clients and agencies give up on planning too soon. Understanding that even though you can't predict the future, planning will still make an enormous difference in the success of your project is important to remember. Thanks for the reminder. ;) Reid you make a lot of great points here. With the exception of your analogy of customers and employees as enemy combatants, I think you’re right on. Too often - because it feels like it requires ESP - both clients and agencies give up on planning too soon. Understanding that even though you can’t predict the future, planning will still make an enormous difference in the success of your project is important to remember. Thanks for the reminder.

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