Implementation Plan Templates - Moving From Vision to Reality
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Something I've observed recently is the gap between a great strategic plan and the actual implementation. I watched a company spend months developing a brilliant operational strategy, then weeks later realized nobody knew how to actually execute it.
A program manager told me about her experience: "We had a beautiful strategy document with timelines and budgets. But when we started implementing, we discovered the timeline was unrealistic, some tasks were dependent on other tasks in ways we hadn't accounted for, and half the team thought they had different priorities than the plan specified."
That's what happens when you skip the implementation reality-check.