An implementation plan outlines the implementation strategy and includes a road map of the changes and tasks that must be completed to ensure the successful implementation of a change. Implementation plans for an analytics initiative are no different than implementation plans for other types of initiatives.

The implementation plan includes tasks, sub-tasks, resources, and high-level estimates provided by the stakeholders responsible for completing the tasks and a sequence showing flow and task dependencies. Constraints, assumptions, risks, and dependencies are also identified and discussed.

When developing an implementation plan, analysts break down the work to implement the proposed changes. Functional decomposition is a technique that is used to drill down high-level tasks into lower-level tasks and activities. This often takes the form of a work breakdown structure or story maps.

Brainstorming, and a variety of elicitation techniques, are used to identify an initial list of tasks for the plan. Skills in facilitation to lead planning discussions are helpful when developing an implementation plan.