Having made a decision and communicated it to the people who need to know,
it is important to prepare a plan to help manage the implementation of the
decision. Even for a relatively simple and straightforward decision, the rigour
of developing an implementation plan (however brief) helps to ensure that
important details are not overlooked and that everyone knows who is supposed
to be doing what.
The plan also enables accountabilities to be clearly stated so that it’s clear
who is taking responsibility for each action. It is also a useful place to plan for
the target completion dates for each action – this is helpful to enable people
to prioritise the actions that they are working on. It is also sometimes useful
to include resources in the plan to outline what budget or other resources
are needed to the implementation of the plan. This enables the effective
management of the resources and actions needed to implement the decision.