LESSON 7 Flashcards
BASIC ELEMENTS OF PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING
purpose of goals
Provide guidance.
Promote good planning.
Serve as sources of motivation.
Mechanism for evaluation and control
organizational purpose for goals
Identification
Adaptation
Collaboration
Integration
Revitalization
kinds of goals
missions
strategic goal
tactical goal
operational goal
area goal
time frame goal
a statement of an organization’s fundamental purpose.
mission
a goal set by and for top management of the organization.
strategic goal
set by and for middle managers of the
organization
tactical goal
made by and for lower managers of the organization.
operational goal
organizations also set goals for different areas.
area goal
organizations also set goals across different time frames.
timeframe goal
4 elements of planning
objection
resource
actions
implementation
kinds of plans
strategic plan
tactical plan
operational plan
action plan
reaction plan
standing plan
contingency planning
A general plan outline
strategic plan
A plan aimed at achieving and implementing specific parts of a strategic plan
tactical plan
A plan that focuses on carrying out tactical plans
operational plan
developed to carry outa course of action not likely to be repeated in
the future
single use plan (under operational plan to)
a plan for a large set of activities.
for a program plan (under operational plan)
a plan of less scope and
complexity than a program
for a project plan (under operational plan)
used to put into operation any other kind of plan.
action plan
designed to allow the company to react to an unforeseen circumstance.
reaction plan
Developed for activities that recur
regularly over a period of time
standing plan
The determination of alternative co action if an intended plan of action is unexpectedly disrupted
contingency planning
time frames of plans
long range plan
intermediate plan
short range plan
a plan that covers many years, even decades five years or more.
long range plan
a plan that takes five years or less
intermediate plan
a plan that takes one year or less
short range plan
responsibilities for planning
Planning staff
Planning task force (often comprised of line managers)
Board of directors (establish the mission and strategy)
