Mission Statement · Keeping it current · Component
The version record
Each version with its dates and what prompted the change — because the sequence says how often the organisation has redefined itself.
The deliverable
What it is
A mission rewritten four times in six years describes an organisation that has not settled what it does, and that is worth knowing independently of any individual version.
The record also prevents circular revision, where a phrase is removed and reinstated by people who do not know it was tried.
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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.
A record of repeated widening is an organisation losing its scope one review at a time.
The other components in keeping it current
The triggers
The events that require the mission to be checked against the organisation — because the calendar is not one of them.
LearnThe explanation
What changed and why, in a form that can be given to anyone who asks — because people notice, and being unable to explain it is worse than the change.
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