Corey and Deane talk about how project plans rarely stay intact upon first contact with real life, all while wondering why anyone would really want the thankless job of being a project manager in the first place. Then, Brett Harned, author of Project Management for Humans, joins the podcast to talk about project planning — how to plan for a variance of skills within a standard project plan, creating better retrospectives, and how to help become better clients and teams. And, Brett talks to us about his record collection.

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Read Chapter 4: Create a Project Plan.

Show Notes and Further Discussion:

• BrettHarned.com
• Project Management for Humans — Brett Harned
• Bureau of Digital — Future Events
• “No plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first contact with the main hostile force.” - Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
• “The Myth of the Perfect Methodology”
• A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)
• You’re My Favorite Client — Mike Montiero