Planning Flashcards
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contingency planning
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back-up plan; the “what ifs”
2
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planning awareness model
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Awareness -> gathering and analysing info -> form a plan -> implement plan -> evaluating plan
3
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what affects planning?
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- Time, stress
- Situational factors
- Personal traits, characteristics
- Personality factors
4
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time, stress
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- Planning takes time
- Reduces as well as increases stress
- Often plan ahead
- Motivated by want, need, goal
5
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situational factors
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- Physical surroundings
- Social surroundings
- Time
- Task
- Task-saturation (people too busy, can’t plan effectively)
6
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personality traits and characteristics (introverts vs. extroverts)
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- Introverts: think about selves first
- Extroverts: interested in others
- Affects the way information is gathered and processed
- Introverts: don’t seek outside help
- Extrovert: ask questions when help needed
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personality factors
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- Expertise: ability to perform tasks (expertise typically comes after 10 years of doing an activity)
- Motivation: actively directed towards goal/objective
- Persistence: staying power -> Proactive vs. Reactive
- Proactive: accepts responsibility for own decisions
- Reactive: overly affected by outside forces
8
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planning
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a series of decisions concerning future standards and sequences of action
9
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attributes of plans
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- Clear
- Flexible
- Realistic
- Adaptive
- Appropriate
- Goal-directed
10
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types of plans
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- Directional plans
- Contingency plans
- Strategic plans
11
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standard-setting vs. sequencing
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- Standard-setting
- Quality criteria
- Quantity criteria - Sequencing
- How activities are ordered:
- Independent activities (one at a time)
- Dovetailing (multitasking)
- Overlapping activities (combo of activities requiring intermittent attention)
- Interdependent (one activity must finish before another can start)
12
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implementing: actuating, controlling/adjusting, checking
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- Actuating: putting plans, procedures into action
- Controlling action; adjust as needed
- Checking: the plan; ie. Have you met standards and sequences?
13
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blocks to successful implementation
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- Other people
- Costs, other restrictions
- Competition (someone else’s plan is better; own plans compete)
- Crises
- Procrastination, too little motivation
- Close-mindedness
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evaluating
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- Process of judging or examining -> Cost, value, worth of plan; Decision based on standards, met demands, goals
- Assessment - gathering information about results
- Occurs throughout management process
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planning summary
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- Planning abilities vary but can be increased with experience and practice
- Number of factors affect our ability to carry out plans including the situation, the task, and our personality