My disagreements around planning seem to revolve around metaphor: a plan is X. Different answers for X lead to different behaviors and different evaluation of outcomes.
“A plan is a prediction of the future” is a common metaphor. Nobody out and says that, because it is absurd in an atmosphere of substantial change, but that’s how some folks act.
“A plan is a chance to escape a local maximum” leads to different plans and planning. This plan is about stepping back from execution to see if there is a different path entirely.
“A plan is a sanity check”, likewise different plans and planning. If we are already doomed, it might be good to know now rather than later. (I’ve seen plenty of folks who act like they don’t actually want to know until later.)
“A plan is a commitment to another team” seems valid to me, but that doesn’t mean the plan has to be a prediction of the future. It means you commit to learn together about your needs and capabilities.
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