How Far Ahead Should You Plan?

Building software requires a balance of solid planning but also the availability to pivot and adapt. So how far should you be planning ahead for your projects?

To answer this question for your team, you have to ask yourself 1) how likely your plan is to come out wrong, and 2) how quickly your team completes work. Because the time you're using to make a plan that's likely to change anyway could be time better spent doing what needs to be done now, giving you the right information for your next move.