365QOD- Day1054

Purpose Driven Team- Part 2

"What are we doing to get there?" Lee Colan's second question in Inc. article

In first part of the purpose driven team we looked at translating a leader’s vision into concrete smart goals.  I simply applied the smart acronym in order to quantify them.  But having the goals is not enough.

The smart goals need to be translated into concrete execution plans.  In my understanding I see the translation from vision to goals as figuring out the “what”. Next we need to translate the what into “how” territory by creating plans. 

When creating plans we need to consider the

Scope,

Schedule,

Costs. 

These are the traditional triple constraints But I believe that Risk also needs to be considered.  The team should consider what risks can occur and get in the way of reaching the goals.  Many projects fall because of lack of risk awareness and plans to handle them.

Today's question is:

"How do you convert your smart goals into specific plans?"