Planning

Setting objectives and determining how to accomplish them.

Identifying alternative future scenarios and making plans to deal with each of them.

Objectives that are specific, measurable, actionable, reasonable and timetabled.

Defines long-term needs and sets action directions for the organisation.

Defines specific activities to implement strategic plans.

Short term single use plans that commit resources to projects or activities.

An attempt to predict future outcomes.

Identifies alternative courses of action for use if and when circumstances change with time.

Uses external comparisons to gain insights for planning.

Includes the people who will be affected by the plans and whose help is needed to implement them.