The purpose is to identify the people, dependencies, approvals, and constraints that can unexpectedly stop a plan even when they don’t control the overall process. Its benefit is better operational foresight: by mapping likely veto points early, an operative can reduce single points of failure, prepare alternatives, and avoid discovering critical resistance only after time and resources have already been committed.

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