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Could someone help me how to use Rolling Wave Planning?

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Tam Nguyen Annandale, Va, United States
Could someone help me how to use Rolling Wave Planning?
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Paras Dua Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
RollingWave Comes into Play when you know you ll have to plan as you move along the project. You plan as you encounter / discover / come across new points which were not discussed however, were very briefly touched during the initiation of the project. You Account the points in anticipation but you do not have complete details about it so you cannot do a concrete planning / scheduling of that specific work. Before Implementation it is important to understand the essence of Rolling Wave and where exactly it falls in the Project LifeCycle.. Difference between Rolling Wave and CR is very thin so have to be cautious on these with Stakeholders and Sponsors..
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1 reply by Tam Nguyen
Jun 26, 2017 12:12 AM
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but why we need a sequence activities but rolling wave planning had done them. Thank you
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Drew Craig Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard Philadelphia, Pa, United States
For example, with a large project, say 1 year, with phases for each major release milestone spread over each quarter (3/31, 6/30, 9/30, 12/31) detailing out each phase as you come to it. You know the target dates, filling in more detail (tasks, schedule, resource needs, etc.) as the analysis and scope are finalized for each phase.
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1 reply by Tam Nguyen
Jun 26, 2017 12:13 AM
Tam Nguyen
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thank you Andrew
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Tam Nguyen Annandale, Va, United States
Jun 24, 2017 11:42 PM
Replying to Paras Dua
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RollingWave Comes into Play when you know you ll have to plan as you move along the project. You plan as you encounter / discover / come across new points which were not discussed however, were very briefly touched during the initiation of the project. You Account the points in anticipation but you do not have complete details about it so you cannot do a concrete planning / scheduling of that specific work. Before Implementation it is important to understand the essence of Rolling Wave and where exactly it falls in the Project LifeCycle.. Difference between Rolling Wave and CR is very thin so have to be cautious on these with Stakeholders and Sponsors..
but why we need a sequence activities but rolling wave planning had done them. Thank you
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1 reply by Wade Harshman
Jun 27, 2017 7:28 AM
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You might still know the general sequence of your activities, and you may have reasonable estimates. What you might lack is details. It's very difficult to provide accurate estimates when your project is lacking information (in a R&D project, for example). It's also very difficult to provide accurate estimates over a long time span. Rolling wave planning allows you to establish a roadmap with high order estimates for your business, while focusing on detailed plans and estimates for work that's imminent.
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Tam Nguyen Annandale, Va, United States
Jun 25, 2017 8:29 AM
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For example, with a large project, say 1 year, with phases for each major release milestone spread over each quarter (3/31, 6/30, 9/30, 12/31) detailing out each phase as you come to it. You know the target dates, filling in more detail (tasks, schedule, resource needs, etc.) as the analysis and scope are finalized for each phase.
thank you Andrew
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Vincent Guerard Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
I some industry and according to context. In large multi year construction project in the early stage of the project you can do a general planning. It get refine with design progress and excavation. You get more and more information so you can detail at various steps.
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1 reply by Tam Nguyen
Jun 28, 2017 3:40 PM
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thank you so much, Mr. Vincent. Now I understand
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Wade Harshman Scrum Master| GDIT Indianapolis, In, United States
Jun 26, 2017 12:12 AM
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but why we need a sequence activities but rolling wave planning had done them. Thank you
You might still know the general sequence of your activities, and you may have reasonable estimates. What you might lack is details. It's very difficult to provide accurate estimates when your project is lacking information (in a R&D project, for example). It's also very difficult to provide accurate estimates over a long time span. Rolling wave planning allows you to establish a roadmap with high order estimates for your business, while focusing on detailed plans and estimates for work that's imminent.
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Tam Nguyen Annandale, Va, United States
Jun 26, 2017 10:11 PM
Replying to Vincent Guerard
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I some industry and according to context. In large multi year construction project in the early stage of the project you can do a general planning. It get refine with design progress and excavation. You get more and more information so you can detail at various steps.
thank you so much, Mr. Vincent. Now I understand
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Tam Nguyen Annandale, Va, United States
It made sense to me. Thank you Wade

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