Chapter 8 Planning Process and Techniques
Personal Time Management Tips
- DO say "no" to request that distract from what you should be doing - DON'T get bogged down in details that can be addressed later - DO screen telephone calls, emails, and meeting request - DON'T let drop-in visitors or instant messaging use up your time - DO prioritize your important and urgent work - DON'T become calendar bound by letting others control your schedule - DO follow priorities; do most important work and urgent work first
Long range plans
look 3 or more years into the future - Long-rage(term) planning is important and requires conceptual skills
Short range plans
typically cover 1 year or less
5 steps of planning process
1. Define your objectives 2. Determine where you stand in relation to objectives 3. Understand future conditions 4. Analyze alternatives and make a plan 5. Implement the plan and evaluate results
Forecasting
Attempts to predict the future
Tactical Plans
Help implement all or parts of the strategic plan
Scenario Planning
Identifies alternative future scenarios and makes plans to deal with each.
Contingency Planning
Identify alternative courses of action to take when things go wrong
Operational Plans
Identify short-term activities to implement strategic plans
Involvement Planning
If possible, Participants should be involved in all steps of the planning process.
Functional Plans
Indicate how different operations within the organization will help accomplish the overall strategy (Production, Financial, Marketing, Logistics, Facilities)[All plans]
Stretch Goals
Performance targets that one must work extra hard and stretch to reach
Strategic Plans
Set broad, comprehensive, and longer-term action directions for the entire organization
SMART GOALS
Specific (Desired outcomes clear to anyone) Measurable (No doubt they're accomplished, or missed) Attainable (Realistic, possible to accomplish) Relevant Timely (Linked to due date and timetable)
Best Practices
Things people and organizations do that lead to super performance
Benchmarking
Use of external and internal comparisons to plan for future improvements
Participation Planning
when ppl participate in setting goals, motivation is increased