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What is a Plan?
Plan?
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What to do?
When is the dead line?
Where will be this done?
Who will do it?
How will it be done?
How much time, energy and resources are
required to accomplish this?
Planning
Planning refers to the process of deciding what
to do and how to do it well in advance.
A plan is a blueprint for goal achievement that
specifies the necessary resource allocations,
schedules, tasks, and other actions.
Planning is a primary managerial activity that
involves
Planning Principles
A Good Plan ?
Have a clear goal and be simple &
flexible
Comprehensive
Efficient
Inclusive
Informative
Integrated
Logical & Transparent
Facilitate Decision making & Control
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Mission drives the work.
Plan drives the action.
Overview of Vision,Mission,Goals
and Objectives
Mission Statement
Captures the essence of
why the organization
exists?
Who we are?
what we do?
Goals
Desired outcome that is supportive of the mission
and vision.
Shapes the way ahead in actionable terms.
Puts strategic focus into the organization
Objectives
Example
Goal may be for a chocolate manufacturer to
break into a new overseas market
Objectives:
Classification of Plans
Types of
Plans
Frequency of
use
1.Single use
2.Standing
Time Frame
1.Long-term
2.Mediumterm
3.Short-term
Breadth
1. Strategic
2. Tactical
3. Operational
Contingency Planning
Action point 2
Action point 3
Action point 4
Develop plan,
Specify indicators
Successfully complete
considering
formally identify
plan or contingency
contingency events
contingency events
plan
PROACTIVE PLANNING
&
REACTIVE PLANNING
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