Chapter 4

Six Critical Success Factorsfor Successful MegaThinking and Planning

As you use Mega Thinking and Planning, there are some guide-lines—critical success factors—that will help keep you on track and keep things under control.

Guide 3. Six Critical Success Factors that Apply to All Successful Organizations

The six critical success factors in Table 4.1 are basic guides (not tools) to help you ensure that what you use, do, and produce will add measurable value. Use these as you plan to make sure that everything you use, do, produce, and deliver will add measurable value.

To guide you as you create success, use the six factors for “reality checking.”

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR 1: Don’t assume that what worked in the past will work now or in ...

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