The 5 steps to successful planning

With apologies to turtles everywhere, at the pace of business today, slow and steady no longer wins the race. And nowhere is this truer than in planning. After all, you can’t change how you operate if you don’t change how you plan.

Traditional planning windows are not only inadequate—they actually create barriers to progress. Organizations today must embrace change and control their risk exposure by planning in shorter increments across IT and the business. This requires:

	Establishing planning as a top down, strategic disciplin
	Creating adaptive plans that can easily be adjusted to changing circumstances and opportunities
	Empowering the entire project delivery organization to drive evolution in plans when needed
	Minimizing the disruption caused by fluid plans in order to continuously optimize return on investment in projects

This guide provides an overview of the five levels of fitness as it pertains to managing planning, helping you understand where your organization falls and how to begin your own journey.