Plan for Success First-Then Plan Your Strategy

Plan for Success First-Then Plan Your Strategy

Before you start planning your strategy (or project ), you have to do one very important step first: identify what the success criteria are going to be. Unfortunately many people skip this step. And that is a mistake – for several reasons: You want all decision...
Your Strategic Plan is Ready. Is Your Organization?

Your Strategic Plan is Ready. Is Your Organization?

You and your senior team have agreed on your strategic plan and you are ready to implement. What comes next? Usually the knee-jerk response is to start working on your planned activities. But is your organization truly ready and fully onside? Is everyone on board? Can...
Plan for Success First-Then Plan Your Strategy

Before Planning, Plan for Success First!

Before you start planning your change management activities (or any other project activities), you have to do one very critical step first: identify what the success criteria are going to be. Many people skip this step. And that is a mistake – for several...
Stakeholders: How to find out what’s really going on

Stakeholders: How to find out what’s really going on

There is a science and an art to managing change, and especially when it comes to identifying who can trip you up in a project. This activity, known as a stakeholder analysis or assessment, is the first and most important activity when managing change on a project. An...