Project Planning Process

1. Have a Vision: Without a clear vision outlining the final goals, how can we measure our progress? And it's essential to clearly communicate this vision with all team members.

2. Break Down into Tasks and Milestones: To turn our vision into reality, we must break it down into tasks and establish milestones.

3. Identify the Critical Path(s): With goals, tasks and milestones in place, we need to identify the most critical path(s). What are the determining factors for them? They could be technical unknowns, resources constraints, or external dependencies. What are the associated risks?

4. Define the Action Plan(s): Based on the critical path(s), their determining factors, and the risks, how can we mitigate them? A concrete action plan is essential.

It is an iteration process:

while True:
    build()
    measure()
    learn()

The key is maintaining transparency and open communication.