A Management Plan for Mega Thinking and Planning

Figure 8.5 provides a flow chart, or management plan, for Mega Thinking and Planning.

After the decision to Mega plan,

1.0Identify the parts of the Ideal Vision you commit to deliver and move ever closer toward, and at the same time
2.0Overcome cultural and individual elements that block useful planning and change, then
3.0Identify the Mission Objective that states, in measurable terms, where you are headed and the criteria for measuring progress and if you have arrived, then
4.0Identify functions to be accomplished: what building block results have to be completed within your organization to get from What Is to What Should Be, then
5.0Identify possible methods-means (tactics, tools, approaches, ...

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