Regardless of whether you’re working in a waterfall or agile project, building an initial project timeline presents unique challenges.
Waterfall projects, on the one hand, are usually rigid in both structure and schedule, putting a premium on high-quality up-front estimating. Agile projects, on the other hand, depend on flexibility and at-times intricate work sprints, meaning managers must try and account for the inevitable waves of change. Either way, building a reasonable project timeline is a make-or-break step in a project’s early stages.
The following checklist can help project managers and owners cover their bases, from building a project’s first task to planning out rounds of approval and mitigating project risks.
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