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Budgeting for Managers
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of an accurate budget and a schedule we’ll be able to keep. If
we want to deliver good results on time and within budget, a
written project plan is essential!
A work plan, technically called a Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS), is just a very good to-do list for everyone on the project.
Some people find it easy to make a good to-do list; others can’t
even write a shopping list. It doesn’t matter. We will show you
seven steps to creating a great to-do list, steps that work for
anyone. (I’ve used this system for over four years and I’ve tested
it on my wife, who is a wonderful person in many ways, but
couldn’t keep a shopping list or make a list of what she needed
to do before leaving for vacation. Now, she’s a college professor,
she’s planning courses for her students, and she doesn’t even
mind planning for our vacation while I write this book!)

It’s Easier to Revise Than to Write
Many people have a hard time writing a good plan or making a
good to-do list. Quit trying!
Instead, make a bad plan: write it quickly and just get it done.Then,
revise it. Line by line, paragraph by paragraph, read each item and think
about it. Is it clear? Is it correct? Could it be better? Can you think of
anything else to add? Is there something you don’t know that you can
find out and put?
Then have someone read it and make suggestions.When others see
you’re making your best effort, they’ll be happy to help.
Next time you look at a well-written plan, or even an article in a
magazine or a book in a bookstore, think: the author didn’t write
well—she or he just revised a lot!
You can do that yourself.

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