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This is all you need to know about planning, from two of the greatest military minds of the last century: In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. - Dwight D. Eisenhower A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week. - George S. Patton
No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.Earlier quoted context omitted.
Absolutely, although I'm struggling to find a good famous quote to support this point of view.
Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
Every single time, the plans sat on the shelf. Every single time, I looked back at those plans and laughed/cringed at the assumptions I made in them and was amazed at how little my business resembled the picture I painted in those plans.
I think it's a great exercise to run through the sections that are common in biz plans (marketing, etc). Think about 'em, talk about 'em, maybe even through together a spreadsheet or two.
But don't make it formal and don't spend too much time on it-- the more you invest in it, the more it'll feel like a blueprint rather than an exercise.