40 Executing Strategy
S
trategic-initiative action plans outline the resources that
will be required for an initiative to be carried out. Resources
include much more than just money and can take various forms,
including these:
• People
• Technologies
• Office space
•Systems
• Support from other departments
• Vendors and strategic partners
• Time
• Training
Below, we examine ways to estimate your resource needs over the
long term.
Estimating your resource needs
Be ruthless in selecting superlative people for your
future needs.
—Meriwether Lewis
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