Practice question · Put in order
Order one full turn of the management cycle for a product launch.
- Feed the variances into next cycle’s plan
- Assign teams, budgets, and authority
- Measure results against the goal
- Set the launch goal and choose the strategy
- Motivate and coordinate the teams through the launch
Hints
- Structure must exist before anyone can be led within it.
- Measuring against the plan feeds the next round of planning.
Show the answer
- Set the launch goal and choose the strategy
- Assign teams, budgets, and authority
- Motivate and coordinate the teams through the launch
- Measure results against the goal
- Feed the variances into next cycle’s plan
Why
Plan, organize, lead, control, and the arrow back to plan, which is what makes it a cycle rather than a checklist.
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