Rolling-wave planning is the process of
project planning in ''waves'' as the project proceeds and later details become clearer; similar to the techniques used in
agile software development
Agile software development is an umbrella term for approaches to software development, developing software that reflect the values and principles agreed upon by ''The Agile Alliance'', a group of 17 software practitioners, in 2001. As documented ...
approaches like
Scrum.
Work to be done in the near term is based on high-level assumptions; also, high-level milestones are set. As the project progresses, the risks, assumptions, and milestones originally identified become more defined and reliable. One would use rolling-wave planning in an instance where there is an extremely tight schedule or timeline to adhere to, as more thorough planning would place the schedule into an unacceptable negative schedule variance.
The concepts of rolling-wave planning and
progressive elaboration are techniques covered in the
Project Management Body of Knowledge
The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is a set of standard terminology and guidelines (a body of knowledge) for project management. The body of knowledge evolves over time and is presented in ''A Guide to the Project Management Body ...
.
References
External links
Rolling Wave PlanningRolling Wave Planning in Project ManagementPMBOK Define Activities Process
Schedule (project management)
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