CHAPTER 2 :
PLANNING

BENEFITS OF
PLANNING

* A 'road map'
* Better coordination
* A focus on foward thinking
* more effective control system

POOR
PLANNING

Generally considered to be the number
one reason why individuals and organizations
fail to archive their desired end result

SWOT
ANALYSIS

S-Strength
W-Weakness
O-Opportunity
T-Threats

It used to assess strength and
weaknesses in the internal
environment and opportunities
and threats in the external
environment.

SIX STEPS OF
EFFECTIVE DECISION
MAKING

1.Define the problem and
opportunity.
2.Set objective and
criteria.
3.Generate alternatives
4.Select the most feasible
alternative.
5.Implement the decision.
6.Control the result.

GOOD
PLANNING

Effciency and
effectiveness translate into
grater productivity

To minimize
problems in the effort
of getting from point
A to point Z

Good planning
leads more
effective and result

DEFINATION OF
PLANNING

"The process of determining in advance
what should be accomplished and how
it should be realized"-
Mondy , 1993

"Planning is the process of outlining the activities
that are necessary to archive the goals of organization"-
Lewis , Goodman & Fandt , 2001

PLANNING
SHOULD BE

Formally
prepared

Factual , logical
and realistic

May cover a long-
term or short term
period

DECISION STYLES

* Reflexive decision
making style.
* Consistent decision
making style.

PROBLEM SOLVING vs DECISION
PROCESS

*Problem sloving is the process
of taking corrective action to
meet objective.
*Dicision making is the process
of selecting a course of action that
will solve a problem