Executing the Action Plan

Up to this point, all the change effort has been in the planning phase. The execution of tasks from the action plans transitions the change effort into the implementation phase. An important component of implementation is then monitoring and adjusting plans to stay on track. Similar to an airplane departing from California for New York, there is an initial flight plan. As the flight progresses, conditions will be monitored and the flight plan will be adjusted as needed due to weather changes or any unexpected situations in order to reach the destination safely and on time. This is what happens during implementation of change efforts, too. Action plans are analogous to flight plans.