The traditional process of reducing project tasks into ever-smaller components for assignment and tracking often causes degeneration into “fractal” tasks, tasks at ever repeated smaller scales. The traditional tool for guidance – a project plan with fractal tasks – often has tasks at too small a level to be really meaningful. Instead, maintain a focus on the forest over the trees and promote a planning process that keeps tasks at a level that sets intent and desired outcome, while preserving flexibility for the team innovation and autonomy. Throughout the project, gently guide.
