Chapter 4Step Four: Planning Ahead for Known and Unknown Barriers

Every project comes with a host of potential barriers to success. Part of developing a solid plan for implementation involves thinking through these roadblocks before you encounter them.

The fourth step in the Stacking the Deck process is all about anticipating problems as you are planning, and confronting these problems before they derail your efforts. You might well wonder if this isn't simply a piece of the planning process (Step Five). The answer is not a simple yes or no; it's more involved.

The planning process will require a team of highly engaged people, a team that may begin to extend beyond the inner team we talked about in Step Two. It will also require time to develop ...

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