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Planning is a process that involves setting organizational goals, establishing strategies, and developing action plans to achieve those goals in a changing environment. There are various types of plans, including strategic, operational, long-term, short-term, directional, specific, and standing plans, each serving different purposes within the organization. Planning occurs at different management levels, with top-level management focusing on strategic planning, middle-level management on tactical planning, and lower-level management on operational procedures.

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Planning

Planning is a process that involves setting organizational goals, establishing strategies, and developing action plans to achieve those goals in a changing environment. There are various types of plans, including strategic, operational, long-term, short-term, directional, specific, and standing plans, each serving different purposes within the organization. Planning occurs at different management levels, with top-level management focusing on strategic planning, middle-level management on tactical planning, and lower-level management on operational procedures.

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Planning

 Is a process of determining the actions an organization will do


to meet its objectives amidst constantly changing and uncertain
environment.
 Is a process that involves the setting of the organization’s
goals, establishing strategies for accomplishing those goals,
and developing plans of actions or means that managers intend
to use to achieve organizational goals.
Types of Plans
 Strategic Plans – plan that establish organization’s overall goals and apply to the
entire firm. They are broad in scope and are the responsibility of the CEO,
president and general manager of the company.
 Operational plans – plans that apply to a particular unit area only; their scope is
narrow; achievement of company goals may not be achieved if operational plans
are not clear.
 Long term plans – plans that go beyond three years; every one must understand
the organization’s long term plans to avoid confusion that may divert the
organization members attention.
 Short term plans – plans that cover one year or less; such much lead toward
attainment of long term goals and are the responsibility of the unit/department
heads.
 Directional plans – plans that are flexible or give general guidelines only;
although flexible and general, these plans must still be related to strategic plans.
 Specific plans – plans that are clearly stated and which have no room for
interpretation; language used must be very understandable.
 Standing plans – plans that are ongoing; provide guidance for different activities
done repeatedly; refer to unidentified activities of operation
Planning at Different Levels
1. Top – level Management planning (Strategic planning) - Top level mangers are
responsible for the organization’s strategic planning which involves making
decisions about the organization’s long term goals and strategies.
2. Middle – level Management Planning (Tactical Planning) – refers to a set of
procedures for changing or transforming broad strategic goals and plans into
specific goals and plans that are applicable and needed in one unit/portion of the
organization.
3. frontline/lower level management planning – involves identifying the specific
procedures and process required at the lower levels of organization.

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