Identify what must happen first to get a stalled initiative moving.

A strong strategy, committed partners, and available resources can coexist with an initiative that is going nowhere. Readiness sequencing helps you investigate why. In this applied learning lab, Sherrie Campbell guides you through the conditions and dependencies that shape implementation. Examine alignment, relationships, capacity, and decision points, then determine which actions are ready to advance. You will build a more deliberate pathway for using limited resources and stakeholder attention.

Inside the learning lab

Apply a readiness diagnostic to a real initiative or provided case. Work with peers to challenge your assumptions, identify unresolved dependencies, and translate your findings into a Readiness and Sequencing Action Map.

What you will gain

• Distinguish resource constraints from readiness, alignment, relationship, and capacity barriers.
• Identify the prerequisite conditions that influence implementation.
• Sequence actions according to dependencies and readiness.
• Develop a practical pathway showing what can happen now, what comes next, and what needs to wait.

What you will take back

A Readiness Diagnostic, Sequencing Decision Matrix, Readiness and Sequencing Action Map, implementation roadmap, and application guide for future initiatives.

Who should join:

Practitioners and leaders coordinating complex initiatives involving multiple institutions, partners, or resource commitments.

Bring an initiative that has slowed down and work out its next actionable steps.

Registration (Opens December 2026)

Professional Development Credits

Attendance and participation during all sessions of the training course is required by a registrant to obtain the following credits. 

• Certified Economic Developer (CEcD)
  • Exam = Core Requirement
  • Recertification = (3) Level-1 Points
    
    
• Entrepreneurship Development Professional (EDP)
  • Exam = Elective Requirement
  • Recertification = (3) Level-1 Points

Note: IEDC will send a registrant an electronic certificate of completion after the course for their records.

Questions

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call (202) 223-7800.

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A registrant found in violation of this policy will be removed from the training course immediately and will not receive a refund for it.

Payment

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Substitution

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Cancellation

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No Show

A registrant is considered a “No Show” if they fail to send a cancellation email and/or do not attend the training course. A “No Show” registrant will forfeit any monies paid to IEDC for the training course.