Very little can be accomplished without an overall plan and numerous related steps to accomplish the goal. A project backed up with a second-rate plan is bound to produce better results than a project with no plan at all, since very little can be accomplished without an overall plan.
Determine what is actually going on before coming up with a plan of any kind. Tailor your plan according to the specific needs of the situation.
Completing a huge task becomes possible when it is broken up into many connected little tasks.