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How many times have you had to restart your Project plan from scratch?

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Senthil S PM III| GGS Information Services Inc Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
How many times have you had to discard your current active Project Plan (schedule) and start from scratch ? (A PM's nightmare).
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
NONE.

Restarting from scratch is an indicator that the PM is not experienced enough to lead the project. We do revise plans, but to completely start from scratch that's alarming.
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Daniel Huber Project Manager| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Delran, Nj, United States
Adding and adjusting your project plan allows for some agility with your project. Agreeing with Rami though your plan should not be restarted; if you have the appropriate information and understandings of the deliverables, if you do not your are not ready to draft a formal project plan.
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Luis Branco CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear Senthil
Interesting your question
Thanks for sharing

I absolutely agree with Rami: "start from scratch that's alarming"
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Yuriy Simonoff Senior Project Manager| N/A Buffalo Grove, Il, United States
No re-starting project plan for me. Adjusting due to changes, issues or clarified requirements - yes.
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Donatella Dodero Project Manager| Horizon Industries, LTD Mclean, Va, United States
DoubleYuriy's motion. Why restarting a project schedule from scratch in the middle of an ongoing project? Changes can be handled through adjustments to the schedule and updates to the project management plan. If there is a change in scope, then it would be handled through a contract mod which would result either in an approved adjustment of project schedule and budget.
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Anton Oosthuizen Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager| Self Employed Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Restarting a project schedule is restarting the project meaning that the first attempt failed. You can re-baseline due to scope change but if you must but restarting it is a new project, strike 1.

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