Tactical goals · Resourcing · Component
The funding decision
A recorded yes or no, with the trade-off it implied. Leaving a goal on the list unfunded is the third option and the worst.
The deliverable
What it is
An unresourced goal is worse than no goal. It consumes attention, generates reporting and produces nothing, while occupying the slot a fundable goal could have used.
The honest options are two: fund it or drop it. The third — leaving it on the list — is the one most organisations take.
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What it is made of
Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.
The decision
Funded, not funded, or deferred with a date.
3 attributes: Outcome · Decided by · Revisit on
LearnThe trade-off
What funding this meant not funding.
2 attributes: Not funded instead · Why this one
LearnThe release
What was actually made available, as opposed to approved.
3 attributes: Approved · Released · People released
Learn
Compare approved against released. The gap between them is where unfunded goals hide while appearing to be funded.