What’s So Hard About Planning

Abstract

Carl and Fred discuss a subject that some people find difficult. How to plan for reliability.

Key Points

Join Carl and Fred as they discuss a key skill in reliability engineering and management: planning. How does one go about developing a good plan to accomplish the goals of a project?
Topics include:

Definition of “plan” has two different connotations. Which one do we use?
The Plan needs to ask “what if”s: what do yo do with positive results, uncertain results, poor results?
“Imagination is the beginning of creation” (George Bernard Shaw). Start with the vision.
“Begin with the end in mind” (Stephen Covey). Start with the vision.
A good vision is one of the two key ingredients in planning.
The right details is a second key ingredient in planning.
Planning needs both a good vision and the right details.
Planning is a process that engages people.
Five words that embody the details of planning: who, what, where, when, why.
Planning the details comes after the vision and gap analysis.
Planning is a skill that can be learned.
Collaborate with team to mitigate blind spots.
Consider who is going to receive the work.

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