What is rolling wave planning?

Rolling wave planning is a project planning method where detailed planning is only done for the upcoming phases or tasks, while more distant stages are planned at a high level and refined as the project progresses.

Features:

• Allows flexible response to changes and new data.
• Reduces uncertainty as detailed planning is done when more information becomes available.
• Used in projects with a high degree of uncertainty or long duration.

Example: When launching a project, only the first month is planned in detail, while tasks for subsequent months are described in general terms. As the first month is completed, the plan is refined and detailed for the next period.