The end of a year provides an ideal opportunity for revisiting the previous year’s goals and performance, reviewing personal and professional aspirations, and prioritizing the upcoming year’s initiatives.

But where to start? Tech pros can implement these seven planning steps, written by Erik Eckel for TechRepublic Premium, to successfully set and track goals and subsequently prioritize initiatives.

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  3. ADD OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES AND REQUIREMENTS

  Once you’ve recorded the organization’s goals and elements it might be overlooking, focus on projects, technical needs, and daily operational issues. This step should typically constitute the bulk of your annual planning effort. Care and attention must be dedicated to details, and it’s this step that considers those details, identifies dependencies, confirms that an appropriate budget exists, and prescribes a sound strategy for accomplishing each action item.

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