{"id":23985,"date":"2023-01-14T14:04:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T20:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingmag.com\/?p=23985"},"modified":"2023-01-14T14:04:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T20:04:56","slug":"action-planning-make-the-best-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainingmag.com\/action-planning-make-the-best-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Planning: Make the Best Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baseball Hall of Fame player and coach Yogi Berra, said, \u201cIf you don&#8217;t know where you&#8217;re going, you\u2019ll end up someplace else.\u201d Using the Impact\/Feasibility Matrix will enable you to choose the best actions to end up where you need to be for success.<\/p>\n<p>The Impact\/Feasibility Matrix has been critical to the success of my consulting practice because it simplifies the action-planning process. The tool provides a proven approach to choosing those actions that can have the biggest impact on the problem and that are most likely to get accomplished.<\/p>\n<h2>Using the Tool<\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s how to use the tool shown in the illustration above:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Set up the matrix with \u201cImpact\u201d on the Y axis: how much the action, if implemented successfully, will help resolve the problem. Impact ranges from \u201cLow\u201d to \u201cHigh.\u201d \u201cFeasibility\u201d\u2014 the likelihood that you will be able to successfully implement the action\u2014is on the X axis. Feasibility also ranges from \u201cLow\u201d to \u201cHigh.\u201d This creates a four-quadrant matrix.<\/li>\n<li>Next, list all the actions you have developed to resolve the problem. Then place the possible actions into the matrix based on their impact and feasibility.<\/li>\n<li>Focus on those actions in the quadrant labeled \u201cHigh Impact \/High Feasibility\u2014Do This First!\u201d because they are actions you are likely to accomplish that will resolve the problem. Do not waste time on actions in the quadrant labeled \u201cLow Impact\/Low Feasibility\u2014Forget It!\u201d because it\u2019s not likely you\u2019ll complete the action and it would have little impact anyway.<\/li>\n<li>Pay attention to those actions in the \u201cHigh Impact\/Low Feasibility\u2014Management Message!\u201d quadrant, because they can have significant impact, but keep in mind that you will need senior management support. If you think you can get help, choose actions from this list. Otherwise, stick with the things you can do on your own.<\/li>\n<li>If you have time, look at the quadrant labeled \u201cDo This Next!\u201d These are actions that you can get done (high feasibility), but they have lower impact and should come after actions that are categorized as \u201cDo This First!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Finally, choose one or two actions from the \u201cDo This First!\u201d quadrant that maximize the combination of impact and feasibility, and start your implementation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Impact\/Feasibility Matrix allows you to quickly and easily identify the actions that are most likely to resolve the problem. Take your one or two high-priority ideas, make them come alive, and they will lead you to success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Impact\/Feasibility Matrix provides a proven approach to choosing actions that can have the biggest impact on the problem and that are most likely to get accomplished.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":23986,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[30],"class_list":{"0":"post-23985","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-magazine","8":"tag-how-to","9":"magazine_issues-january-2023"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.2 (Yoast SEO v25.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Action Planning: Make the Best 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