Hi, this is me Perri…
I friend of mine is about to move houses and asked for my help. Of course I am going to do my best not to let him down. There is so much to do and to plan. Informing the old landlady, the electricity and phone company. Finding a painter, packing, finding helpers and a big car…
I proposed setting up a project in Merlin for us to know, how to proceed and as I am entering the activities and milestones in the activity view I wonder:
Shall we plan the project starting today and running forwards?
Or
define the project’s latest end date and set the project planning direction ‘backwards’?
Hmmm…. How would you do it?
Is the end date fixed? If this is the case, you have to ‘adjust’ tasks to fit as best you can.
If not, then list out all the tasks and put estimates on them. Plan from the current date, and see how far out it pushes the end date.
Expect the unexpected, there are usually tasks that you did not plan for. Check your plan with people who have moved in the last year or so, so see what things they can suggest you are missing.
Come up with some what ifs. I like the risk management section to describe what you could do if stuff happens.
I hope this helps.
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