This chapter and Chapter 5 describe the planning that managers must do to prepare for the headcount solution. The next four chapters will show how to execute the headcount solution. Chapter 7 will describe in practical terms those steps to take to get the first round of costs out. Chapter 8 will show how to deploy alternative work arrangements and get people into them. Chapter 9 will show how to conduct a layoff in a way that is efficient, respectful, dignified, and defensible. Chapter 10 will explain how to help survivors get back to business.