Ineffective planning diminishes success results

• Inadequate funding and expense to budget ratio
• Procrastination and inadequate planning time prior to an event
• Little or no experience in special event planning
• Little or no planning with no attention to crucial major details
• No written itinerary, time line, schedule or agenda
• Little or no professional services contracted or consulted
• No prioritizing of expectations, plans and services
• Not committing the adequate time, attention and energy to doing what is necessary
• Making false assumptions that things are taken care of when they are not.
• Lack of coordination and communication between all the entities involved
• Services not understanding their specific duties, responsibilities and timing of services
• No experience and dedicated planner to oversee operations are done right and on time
• Having a negative mental attitude and lack of a commitment
• Delegating authority and responsibility to professionals to have thing done right
• No follow through experience to make sure everything will be and is done right