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Future-State Realization
Planning
Future-state realization (FSR) planning is a corporate-wide project responsibility to identify, prepare
for, and implement all actions necessary to ensure that the expected strategic project outcome becomes
a reality. It is a broader and more inclusive approach than risk management, and it requires rst-,
second-, and third-order company reaction planning to competitor responses to be impactful. Forecast
realization planning occurs prior to project implementation, and strategic decision forecasting (SDF)
team involvement in FSR planning takes place before and after project implementation. SDF teams
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