Being there a turn ahead of your enemy means getting to pick your ground. First'us with the most'us. Look for and eliminate redundancies. This is quite likely the most important and enjoyable, phase of planning. Now, before you are buried under the details of running a campaign, take the time to scrutinize the road you intend to follow.
Assumption is the mother of all great foul-ups.
Place your starting forces and double check that each unit really is in the correct place with the correct orders. Nothing screws up a campaign worse than a dumb mistake at the start. Planning is a learned skill. The more of it you do, the better you get. You may never be a tactical genius but a solid, well thought out plan will keep you from being this games quick lunch.