I was once working with a team on a project that aimed to create a communication or “chatting” app between a phone and a smartwatch. So one person can directly send a message to another person’s smartwatch. We thought this was possible but when we came to the stage of developing it, we figured out that the smartwatch is not able to function as an independent device and talk to the servers to receive messages on it’s own. This meant that we had to figure out a different route and we had to do it fast because our deadline was approaching. This huge dilemma was caused by poor planning. I think planning is one of the most important piece of the project because it tells us mainly how we are going to do things. Our team knew what we wanted but we didn’t go through the details on how to do it. Then again, because of this set back, I wouldn’t suggest fully detailing or specifying every step and move of the project because things change and plans must be flexible. The only way we got through our issue is by finding another way out. But if in the planning stages we looked through the steps with more diligence, we wouldn’t have lost the time in figuring out how to come back when we encountered the issue.