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I've seen project managers sit down, write a plan, and then deliver it to their team. But that doesn't usually end well. The truth is that a lot of people simply won't read, digest, and fully understand a plan that someone else wrote. I've found that the better approach is for the project manager to act as a coach and facilitator. Let the team define the work that they need to do, and then capture their ideas in the plan. Once the project gets started, you can use the plan to track what's really been done and to estimate how much is left to do. But in order for any of that to work, you need your plan to reflect a shared understanding by your whole team. So get your team involved early in building the project plan and make sure they're helping you keep it up to date.