Supporting documents & leave-behinds · Core
Implementation plan
Also called: execution plan
ELI5
A plan for turning an approved idea into action.
Used in conversation
“Add dependencies and owners to the implementation plan.”
Definition
A plan describing how a decision or proposal will be put into practice.
Here “Implementation plan” means: A plan describing how a decision or proposal will be put into practice.
Pitch context
You will see “Implementation plan” in business pitches, proposals, executive summaries and decision decks when the discussion reaches supporting documents & leave-behinds.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret supporting documents & leave-behinds without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Connected terms
- Action planThe search label “execution plan” can route to both entries.
Sources & evidence · 3
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- Y Combinator — YC Startup Library — fundraising and pitching resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — Small Business Capital Formation GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16