Project Planner Spreadsheet- A Practical Guide for Planning Engineers
Most project planner spreadsheets don't fail in week one. They fail when the first monthly report is due. On day one the sheet looks fine: activities, dates, a row of colored bars. Then the client asks for overall progress. The site team says the frame is "about 70%." Procurement says the chillers are late. Nobody can say whether the project is actually behind, because the sheet holds dates but doesn't measure anything.