PLANNING Thinking and looking ahead Process of establishing objectives and appropriate courses of action before taking action Why plan? To be: a. EFFECTIVE – being able to realize the objectives - “doing the right thing” b. EFFICIENT – being able to spend the least amount of resources in realizing the objective - “doing things right” TYPES OF PLANS: 1. Strategic Plan - focused on the entire organization - top management formulates the objectives
Premium Management Strategy Planning
Planning means looking ahead and chalking out future courses of action to be followed. It is a preparatory step. It is a systematic activity which determines when‚ how and who is going to perform a specific job. Planning is a detailed programme regarding future courses of action. It is rightly said “Well plan is half done”. Therefore planning takes into consideration available & prospective human and physical resources of the organization so as to get effective co-ordination‚ contribution &
Premium Management
MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT PRACTICE 802 MANAGEMENT PROCESS PLANNING BY: KEYA Moses Reg. No. MBA/G/31/12 & KIILU Joseph Mutisya Reg. No. MBA/G/28/12 MANAGEMENT PROCESS PLANNING Definition and nature of planning Schermerhorn‚ 2010 defines planning as the process of setting objectives and determining how to accomplish them. This involves setting performance expectations and goals for groups and individuals to channel their efforts toward achieving organizational
Premium Management Strategic planning Strategic management
in the strategic planning process for the entire organization. The process is most straightforward if it is a top-down initiative‚ with detailed instructions provided to each business unit about how the strategic plan is to be completed so that there is consistency in the vision and objectives. Input from all business units should then fit into an umbrella plan developed by the executive team. In this scenario‚ information professionals will provide background information on what is happening in the
Premium Management Strategic management Organization
the strategic planning process has received a lot of criticism over time‚ among them is the difficulty in implementing strategies due to the separation between formulation and implementation of strategy" (MINTZBERG‚ 1994 pp 479 ). Jick (2001)‚ conceives that while much research has been done on strategy‚ not enough focus has been given to the implementation of planned actions. It’s as if the two go hand in hand based on previous studies. If one is going to practice strategic planning they would need
Premium Management Employment Leadership
How to do well in Unit 1 and Unit 2 Section A Revise your booklets Learn your case studies by: highlighting the key facts converting them into simple drawings or mind maps Highlight the key words and commands on the question paper Study maps‚ and diagrams thoroughly before looking at the question. Look at the title and the key. Make sure you understand fully what the examiner is showing you‚ THEN look at the question. Describe means ‘say what it’s like’ Explain means ‘say why
Premium Flood Carbon dioxide Lesotho
Strategic Planning – Week 1 Keyla (Bolin‚ Niu) Keiser University MKT531 Marketing Management Dr. Jeff Ritter 03/09/13 Strategic Planning Process Strategic planning is refers to the development of the organization’s long- term goals and put forward into practice (Peter‚ 2013). Strategic planning system is the strategy‚ objectives‚ environmental factors‚ it is a process about the internal conditions and various elements integration and used to guide the rational allocation of limited
Premium Management Strategic management Strategic planning
Potential Challenges within the strategic planning process Strategic planning has a lot of advantages to it but‚ at the same time‚ there are issues/barriers and potential challenges that an organization may face. The tool to the effectiveness of any strategic plan is to find any barrier/challenge and develop a plan to eradicate the barriers. “A strategic issue is a fundamental policy question or challenge affecting an organization’s mandates‚ mission and values‚ product or service level and mix‚ clients
Premium Management Strategic management Organization
STRATEGIC PLANNING Strategic Planning Process Defined Successful RBA efforts involve strategic planning‚ implementation‚ monitoring‚ and evaluation (which will ultimately provide data that will be used in future planning and implementation efforts). Strategic planning‚ an essential first step in the development of a results-based accountability system‚ is defined as the process of addressing the following questions: Where are we? What do we have to work with? Where do we want to be? How do we get
Premium Case study Strategic management Strategic planning
improvement Planning process in Toyota Toyota is the third-largest auto manufacturer in the world‚ behind General Motors and Ford‚ with global vehicle sales of over six million per year in 170 countries. However‚ Toyota is far more profitable than any other auto manufacturer. Auto industry analysts estimate that Toyota will pass Ford in global vehicles sold in 2005‚ and if current trends continue‚ it will eventually pass GM to become the largest automaker in the world. What is the secret of
Premium Automotive industry General Motors Management