Chapter 1 - Accounting for management Flashcards
What is data?
‘Data’ means facts. Data consists of numbers, letters, symbols, raw facts, events and transactions which have been recorded but not yet processed into a form suitable for use.
What is information?
Information is data which has been processed in such a way that it is meaningful to the person who receives it (for making decisions).
ACCURATE
Accurate Complete Cost effective Understandable Relevant Accessible Timely Easy to use
What does planning involve?
establishing the objectives of an organisation and formulating relevant strategies that can be used to achieve those objectives.
What does it help to know when making plans? And why?
it helps to know what has happened in the past so that decisions about what is achievable in the future can be made. For example, if a manager is planning future sales volumes, he needs to know what the sales volumes have been in the past.
Can planning be long term or short term
Planning can be either shortterm (tactical planning) or longterm (strategic planning).
What does decision making involve?
considering information that has been provided
and making an informed decision.
What are the two parts of the decision making process?
The first part of the decisionmaking process is planning, the second part is control.
3 parts to control
- Gather information about critical results achieved
- Compare actual results and expected outcome - evaluate outcome
- Revise original objectives if necessary
What is feedback?
Internallysourced information, produced largely for control purposes
What is an organisations mission statement
a statement in writing that describes the overall aims of an organisation, that is, what it is trying to accomplish. In other words it sets out the whole purpose of the business.
What are the 4 elements to a mission statement?
Purpose
Strategy
Policies and culture
Values
What should aims and objectives be?
SMART
What is SMART?
Specific Manageable Attainable Relevant Timed
What is strategic planning also known as?
Strategic planning’ can also be known as ‘longterm planning’ or ‘corporate planning’.
What term is strategic planning and how long?
Long term (5years plus)
What part of the organisation does Strategic Planning consider?
The whole organisation
What does tactical planning do to strategical planning?
Tactical planning takes the strategic plan and breaks it down into manageable chunks
What term is tactical planning and how long?
short to medium term plans for the next year.
What level of management formulate strategic planning
Senior management
What level of management make tactical planning?
Senior and middle management
What area of the organisation does tactical planning consider?
individual areas of the business to enable the strategic plan to be achieved
What term is operation planning?
Day to day decision, they deal with problems as they arise
What level of management is involved with operational planning
All managers