Mission AchievementCreating Value for the Greater Good

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• Defining mission achievement• Real world examples • Challenges of mission achievement• Why this matters

Outline

Mission Achievement: The value you are creating for the sum of all of the beneficiaries i.e. the greater good.

• Mission achievement may be viewed and/or measured differently for each beneficiary

• Ultimately, must deliver value to the sum of all beneficiaries

• Can be challenging to measure

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Why does this matter?

Mission AchievementCreating Value for the Greater Good