Anti-Pattern IV
nThe 1-Milestone Project Plan
–Objective: To over-simplify development process
–Description: Create one milestone. Call it “Ship Product”. Cross your fingers.
–Advantages:
nNo time spent planning
nNo worry about dependency management
nSchedule tracking simplified
nHigh drama come release date
–Drawbacks:
nNo risk management
nHighly unpredictable release date
nNot much to say at project reviews