Chapter 5 Flashcards
Pitfalls of planning
Impedes change and slows adaptation
False sense of certainty
Detachment of planners
Benefits of planning
Intensified effort
Persistence
Direction
Creation of task strategies
How to make a plan that works
Set goals Commit Action plans Track progress Be flexible
Smart goal acronym
Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Timely
Developing commitment to goals
Goal commitment
Set goals collectively
Make the goal public
Obtain management support
Developing action plans
Specific steps (how)
People(who)
Resources (what)
Time period (when)
Proximal goals means
Close goals
Distal goals
Distant goals
Proximal and distal goals are used to…
Track progress
Options based planning
Keep options open by making, small investments in many plans
Slack resources…
A cushion of resources, (extra time or money) that can be used to address and adapt to changes
First level managers plan…
Operational plans
Standing plans
Single-use plans
Middle managers…
Tactical plans
Management by objectives
Top managers…
Mission
Planning from top to bottom creates…
Vision
