GROUP 1 - PLANNING
A
REPORT OUTLINE:
(PART 1.
PLANNING)
I. Introduction
II. D e f i n i t i o n s of Planning
III. Importance of Planning in
Management
IV. The Planning Process
(Issue- or Goal-Based Strategic
Planning)
A. Identify SWOT (Strengths,
Weaknesses, Opportunities,
and Threats). SWOT can exist
both within and outside an
organization.
B. Identify and prioritize major
problems and goals. Go
through the SWOT list and
identify the organization’s
goals and the problems that
might prevent goals from
being reached.
C. Design major strategies (or
programs) to address
problems and goals.
D. Design or update the
organization’s mission
statement (some
organizations may do this
step first).
E. Establish action plans (i.e.,
objectives, resource needs,
roles, and responsibilities for
implementation).
F. Create a strategic plan.
strategic plan contains all the
documentation assembled so
far. It also provides a record
of problems, goals, strategies,
updated mission statement,
action plans, and any
identified SWOT.
G. Develop a yearly operating
plan.
H. Decide which milestones the
organization must reach by
the end of each operating
year.
I. Develop and authorize budget
for the first year.
J. Conduct first year operations.
(Source: National Criminal Justice
Association, n.d.)
OR
(Development Planning Model)
A. Situational analysis
B. Goal/objective/target setting
C. Policy/strategy formulation
D. Program/project identification
E. Investment programming
F. Budgeting
G. Implementation and monitoring
H. Evaluation and plan update
(Source: Central Luzon State University,
n.d.)
V. Types of Planning (According to
Function and Objectives)
A. Strategic Planning
 B. Operational Planning B. Certainty, Risk, Uncertainty, and
C. Ambiguity
VI. Approaches to Planning
A. Traditional
Approach/Centralized II. The “Rational” Decision-Making
Planning Model
B. Bottom-Up Approach/ (McShane and Glinow, 2005)
Decentralized Planning
C. Iterative Approach
D. Flexible Approach

VII. Two Planning Styles

A. Calendar-Driven Planning
B. Event-Driven Planning

(PART 2.1 VMGO)

I. Goals and Plans and their relationship
II. Purposes of Goals and Plans
III. Goals in Organizations
A. Organizational Mission (ADDITIONAL INPUTS)
B. Goals and Plans I. Applications
C. Hierarchy of Goals II. Cases
D. Determination of Mission, Vision, III. Games/Tests
Goals, and Objectives IV. Conclusion
V. Recommendation
VI. Sources
IV. Criteria for Effective Goals
The SMART Acronym (Specific,
Measurable, Attainable, Realistic
and Time-bound)
V. Types of Plans
Single-Use and Standing Plans

(PART 2.2 DECISION-MAKING)

I. Types of Decisions and Problems
A. Programmed and
Nonprogrammed Decisions