Why do we say “planning is more important than the plan” and yet oftentimes a plan, if there is one is created, is copied from a, hopefully, similar previous project.  This ‘plan’ is then thrust upon the Project Team and in one fell swoop this ‘plan’ becomes sacrosanct with little or no buy-in from the Project and blind acceptance by almost all participants.

And again, how often is the plan flawed, inappropriate and eventually ignored only to be replaced by a series of workarounds that allow a muddling through until a real plan eventually emerges (hopefully).  We know that action without a plan is a nightmare, but if a plan is flawed nobody has time to think, let alone dream about effective action.
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