The Project Plan is an effective communication tool (Strong communication builds healthy connections). It can be used to create clarity for both your team and your client.

Team

When you make assumptions and include them into a document, the tangibility of the assumptions makes them debatable with the team. Without ever writing them down, there's nothing there to solidly debate. Everything is vague (Magic Circle Social Contracts).

Also, if you've written down a project plan, the project feels more real.

Client

Inevitably, your client will come to you with some questions. If you don't have it written down, you probably haven't taken the time to work through the answer (Struggle in learning solidifies knowledge) yet. So by creating a plan, you have a document that shows you've considered the options and are approaching the project with as much clarity as possible.

If there are any disagreements, you can offload the heightened emotion (Active listening) onto the tangibility of the document and use it as a conversation direction. This is extremely helpful.

Citations

• Week 3 Project Timelines

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