5.1. Putting Theory into Practice

It is difficult to arrive at a common vision in principle on what goals to pursue to improve your planning process. As a result of our varied experiences, everyone has different ideas about what issues to emphasize. If your team reaches consensus on a goal, even in theory, you are in a rare and fortunate situation.

You'd think that once your team reaches a shared vision, achieving that goal should just be a matter of implementation. On the contrary, as soon as anyone suggests actual process changes to achieve the goal, things get really rocky. Even those who were uninterested or even supportive just moments ago will become vocal and territorial the minute someone suggests changes in how they are used to doing ...

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