The Power Of Decision Planning

By Ken Ford, Ph.D., PE

Leaders in life science organizations do considerable strategic planning to ensure the success of their organization. Strategic planning often includes organization priorities planning, portfolio planning, resource planning, project planning, and succession planning to name a few. We incorporate organization/project activities, milestones, people resources, financial resources, and many other inputs into our planning tools. So why do so many talented strategic planners not include decision points in their planning tools?