Established organizations don’t just maintain operations; they anticipate change and prepare contingency plans by:

1. Assessing actions
2. Assessing objectives
3. Assessing outcomes
4. Implementing Criteria
5. Planning actions
6. Planning objectives
7. Making the case for change
8. Implementing a timeline
9. Managing expectations
10. Assessing the impact

This work encompasses the final of e3Business’ Six Steps: Focus on the Mission utilizing the popular Assess, Plan, Implement (API) approach. Just like the API process is circular, the final assessment of the Six Steps leads back into the Planning and Launch phase and Staff and Manage phase. It is in the phase of Develop and Expand where a business distinguishes itself from its competition.