Approaches to Planning

Question 1

Inside out planning

Answer 1

Focus on doing what you already know how to do, but requires it to be done as best as it can be done.

Question 2

Outside in planning

Answer 2

Analyze the external environment and make the internal adjustments necessary to exploit the opportunity.
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Question 3

Top down planning

Answer 3

• Top/upper management sets the broad objectives.
• Then allows lower management to make plans within these constraints.

Question 4

Bottom up planning

Answer 4

• Develop at lower levels of management without constraints.
• Then passed on to upper management levels for approval.

Question 5

Contingency planning

Answer 5

• Involves ideas for alternative courses of action.
• Back-up plan.

Question 6

Problem solving process

Answer 6

1. Finding and defining the problem.
2. Analyze data and generate alternative solutions.
3. Evaluation of alternatives and selection of the best/preferred solution.
4. Implement the plan/solution.
5. Evaluate the plan/solution.