Change with Confidence: Answers to the 50 Biggest Questions that Keep Change Leaders Up at Night

Chapter 11

What Does a Good Plan Look Like?

A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and the best way to get there.

—H. Stanley Judd

It is far easier to implement a change once you have a strong plan to guide your actions—a detailed plan that maps out the project activities and provides a framework for leaders and the project team to follow. The plan is also a major communications vehicle and a central repository for all modifications that occur during implementation. It should operationalize the project charter and include details on deliverables, budget, resources, and timelines.

Often at the beginning of a big change project, “speed” becomes the mantra and you feel like you have fallen behind even before you have started. ...