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For example, the interest rate may fluctuate, so competitors may behave unexpectedly, customers may need changes, key personnel may leave the company and so on. The consequences of changes in strategy, its implementation and evaluation are not always simply predictable because uncontrollable and troublesome events always occur. Long-term times put pressure on managers responsible for executing the plan, so long-term goals should be broken and converted into short-term goals