The Devil Is In The Details

Failing to plan is planning to fail. Well said. Understood. That probably is the first phrase uttered in a lecture or course in planning. Indeed in a blog entry on planning, such as the one we all are reading now, too.
But plans, good or bad, can fail because they cannot be implemented or improperly executed. On the funny side, Nakamora is reminded of a story he read somewhere, sometime back, about good but unimplementable plan.
Once upon a time a community of mouse felt so helpless, down, and fed up with the constant harassment and victimization of their young ones by a nearby cat. They got together, brainstormed, and came up with a suggestion that was to be started right away. Thus, that night the headmouse and senior members of the community went to see the wise creature, the owl, and seek its proposal on how to overcome the problem that are haunting them, night after night.
The solution: tie something that make noise, such as a bell, by the cat's neck, so that any mouse that hear the noise can alert others to hide and take shelter.
The headmouse and its entourage were jubilant again and headed back home to inform the rest. But alas, they had to brainstorm again. They know not how to tie that bell around the cat's neck. No one among them can finish the job before or without being eaten by the cat. Definitely another method must be sought. So they went back to see the owl for another consultation. They were not lucky this time. They did not get the answer for the owl responded that it had already proposed the plan, it was the mouse that must implement them.