We’ve all been there — we’re talking about our upcoming projects, discussing possible timelines and resource allocations, working to align our tactical work with the company and product strategy, when it hits you like a brick thrown through your living room window in the middle of the latest Game of Thrones episode:
So, where’s the project plan?
And that’s where it goes downhill. Because we all know that what’s usually meant by “project plan” is some extremely detailed, well-defined, cascading graphic from hell known as the Gantt chart. It’s been the go-to standard for project management and project planning for decades.
And it needs to die. A miserable, screaming, Melisandre-putting-it-on-the-fire-for-the Lord-of-Light death.