Estimate the Timing of the Personnel Change

If Idea implementation started on the first day of next month, when would you expect the personnel change to happen?

Estimating the date will help you sketch an implementation roadmap.

Examples

• Touchless takeout requires hiring front-end supervisors at each location. The hiring process will probably take two months to complete. Since we expect to launch the service in two months, hiring should begin immediately (i.e. the first day of next month).

• Retailing secret sauce requires hiring merchandising managers for each region. Since we need their input to shape our market strategy, we want to start hiring three months before product launch.

Tips

• If the Personnel Change will begin all at once but will take more than a month to complete, select the expected start month.

• If the Personnel Change will be extended various times, estimate the midpoint as the change date.

• Remember, you are simply sketching a roadmap. Sequence and pacing are all that matter now. Actual dates for each step will be determined later.

• If you would rather save this question for the Validator, simply select next month as the expected date.