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• TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS- a way of carrying out a particular task, especially the execution or
performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure.
• PLANNING TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS- useful techniques and tools used in managerial planning
that can be an effective element of showing good management planning skills and can build
efficiency as a leader of a company or institution.
*All plans are involves forecast in some way but should is prone to human judgment error/inaccurate so
it must be treated with caution.
2. CONTINGENCY PLANNING- identifies alternative courses of action that can be implemented to meet
the needs of changing circumstances.
* Contingency plans contain "trigger points" that indicate when pre-selected alternative plans
should be activated.
3. SCENARIO PLANNING- is known as the long-term vision of contingency planning because it involves
planning for future states.
- This is a big help for organizations because it allows them to plan ahead and make necessary
adjustments in their strategies and operations.
- Some examples of changes or challenges that may arise in future scenarios are environmental
pollution, human rights violations, climate and weather changes, earthquake damages to
communities, and others.
• Its main purpose is to find out what other people and organizations do well and then plan how
to incorporate these practices into the company’s operations.
a. Creativity
-Staff planners are employed to help coordinate planning for the organization as a whole or for
one of its major components.
-They help bring focus and energy to accomplish important planning tasks.
• SWOT ANALYSIS
-It can be used to draw out the threats and opportunities facing a program or project. It
has the advantage of being quick to implement and is readily understood.
-MBO is a tool that can be used to improve the performance of an organization by creating
clearly defined objectives agreed upon by management and by the employees.