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A build plan is a shared understanding of what needs to get done, in what order, by when, and by whom. It's not a prediction — things will deviate from it. Its value is in forcing clarity before the build starts: about who's doing what, how the work is sequenced, and what the milestones look like.
The sequencing is often the most valuable part. What needs to be built before something else can start? What can be built in parallel? What's the highest-risk work that should be tackled first? A well-sequenced plan de-risks the build by putting the uncertain, foundational work early — where there's still time to respond if it doesn't go as expected.
Don't build false precision into the plan. Week-by-week schedules for a twelve-week build are not accurate, and pretending they are cre...
