and Goals
You know the importance of having a realistically challenging project plan that includes detailed aspects of essential elements, a viable budget, a strategic plan with accountabilities, a timeline with execution deadlines, a means to review/assess progress and a system of incorporating project adjustment strategies. What you may not realize is that none of the above is possible without the generation of an engaging relevant vision. Your clearly articulated vision serves as your “true-north” throughout your entire project, a grounding place to return to when things inevitably go off-track. Many projects ultimately fail due to the lack of a clearly articulated vision with specific outcome goals. If you don’t know what success will look like then it’s easy to fall into what I refer to as “hamster wheel syndrome,” the illusion of forward momentum.