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    The document discusses the foundations of planning. It defines planning as determining what needs to be done and how it will be done. Planning provides direction, reduces uncertainty, prevents waste, and establishes standards for control. Managers plan through both formal and informal processes. Goals represent desired organizational outcomes while plans explain how goals will be achieved. Approaches to setting goals include traditional methods, means-ends chains, and management by objectives. Developing plans considers the organizational level, uncertainty, and gaining commitment.

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    The document discusses the foundations of planning. It defines planning as determining what needs to be done and how it will be done. Planning provides direction, reduces uncertainty, prevents waste, and establishes standards for control. Managers plan through both formal and informal processes. Goals represent desired organizational outcomes while plans explain how goals will be achieved. Approaches to setting goals include traditional methods, means-ends chains, and management by objectives. Developing plans considers the organizational level, uncertainty, and gaining commitment.

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    The document discusses the foundations of planning. It defines planning as determining what needs to be done and how it will be done. Planning provides direction, reduces uncertainty, prevents waste, and establishes standards for control. Managers plan through both formal and informal processes. Goals represent desired organizational outcomes while plans explain how goals will be achieved. Approaches to setting goals include traditional methods, means-ends chains, and management by objectives. Developing plans considers the organizational level, uncertainty, and gaining commitment.

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    Muddassir Karnolwal (Adamson Institue)

    FOUNDATIONS OF PLANNING

    WHAT IS PLANNING? WHY DO MANAGERS PLAN? HOW DO MANAGERS PLAN? ESTABLISHING GOALS & DEVOLOPING PLANS

    WHAT IS PLANNING
    Planning involves what's to be done and how to be done?

    Formal Planning Informal Planning

    WHY DO MANAGERS PLAN?


    It

    provides directions. It reduces uncertainty. It reduces overlapping and wastage. It establishes standards for controlling.

    HOW DO MANAGERS PLAN?


    THE ROLE OF GOALS AND PLANS IN PLANNING.

    GOALS: Desired outcomes of organization. PLANS: How goals would be met?

    ESTABLISHING GOALS AND DEVELOPING PLANS


    APPROACHES TO ESTABLISHING GOALS:

    Traditional goal setting. Means-Ends chain. Management by objectives. Level in organization. Degree of uncertainty. Commitment concept.

    DEVELOPING PLANS:

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