Chapter 4

Building a strategic plan

To the person who does not know where he wants to go there is no favourable wind.

SENECA, ROMAN STATESMAN, PHILOSOPHER

The above quote is as true for an organisation as it is for a person. You have spent time assessing your current position as well as working on the case for change. The vision, a statement or picture of where you want to be is the next important step. If you don’t know where you are going, how does anyone know what they should be aspiring to and how do you know when you’ve got there?

In this chapter we cover how to develop your D&I vision, the components required to create an effective and robust delivery plan as well as including short-term wins into your planning.

Developing your vision ...

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