One-page cheat sheets are very popular – take the business canvass or the beermat business case as examples. The question is: Should there be a one-page cheat sheet for critical projects or initiatives?
Of all the data to be gathered in assessing strategic initiatives, two pieces most illuminate the performance and potential of a strategic initiative or critical project.
By modern standards, resource allocation and budgeting are only being half done within many organizations. That is because it happens in rigid annual cycles. The message is: Resources don't just need to be annually allocated; they must be dynamically aligned too!