The Moso Bamboo Story. The Moso bamboo grows only 3cm in the first four years, but in the fifth year, it will grow exponentially to 15 meters in 6 weeks. This is because, in the first four years, the bamboo grows its roots very long under the ground to reach the ideal location for enough nutrition.
Questioning:
Can the same technique be applied to a project?
Associating:
The time bamboo takes to grow its root for nutrition is like the time we spend preparing for a project. Though we may spend lots of time preparing and obtaining resources in the beginning, a project with a well-prepared plan with sufficient resources can progress very fast as the potential difficulties are tackled during the preparation phase.