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DAY 1 & CHANGE CONTROL

BTD Consulting

Deal negotiations are all-but complete. You have initiated sound processes for tracking and governing status, risks and issues, costs, and benefits. There is a set target date for deal completion. Preparations for managing the transaction are underway. If it doesn’t, ask yourself whether it needs doing in the first place.

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Back to Basics – Step 7: Day 1 & Change of Control

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Dune , 1965, Frank Herbert) Deal negotiations are all-but complete. You have initiated sound processes for tracking and governing status, risks and issues, costs, and benefits. To those who claim that a 100-day deadline generates energy and momentum, I respectfully disagree: Project plans don’t generate momentum, leaders do.