> “Maintain a detailed plan for victory A specific tool that I’ve found critical for staying oriented and updating quickly is a detailed plan for victory, i.e., a list of steps, as concrete as possible, that end with the goal being achieved.”

This reads a lot like Waterfall to me. This is what I was used to 20 years ago. The project manager wanted a daily email of my progress. We had a weekly meeting where everyone’s blockers were discussed. This took all day for complex projects.