Hyphens, En Dashes, Em Dashes

Q. “We are more than ready to analyze plan design changes.” For clarity would you recommend inserting a hyphen between plan and design?

A. Yes, that’s a good solution, but perhaps not the best one. You have three words in a row that can be read as verbs (plan, design, changes) following the actual verb. I would rewrite the sentence so these words read more clearly as nouns: We are more than ready to analyze changes in the plan design.

[This answer relies on the 17th edition of CMOS (2017) unless otherwise noted.]