Action Planning

Jeffrey s. eugenio
 COURSE OBJECTIVES
✘ To design and conduct a systematic approach
in identifying and exploring feasible
alternatives

✘ To create effective presentation of proposals

✘ To help client decide what solution will be

adopted and develop strategy for the
preparation of implementation
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PHASES OF CONSULTING
PROCESS

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 ACTION PLANNING
PHASES OF ACTION PLANNING:
1. DEVELOPING POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
2. CHOOSING AMONG ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS
3. PRESENTING PROPOSALS
4. PREPARING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
SOLUTION
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DEVELOPING POSSIBLE
SOLUTIONS
ORIENTING THE SEARCH
FOR SOLUTIONS
 Technical
Characteristics
 Complexity
 Degree of Newness
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 DEVELOPING POSSIBLE
SOLUTIONS
USING EXPERIENCE
Consultant considers
methods successfully
used elsewhere, using
knowledge derived from
a variety of sources.
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DEVELOPING POSSIBLE
SOLUTIONS
CREATIVE THINKING
 Brainstorming
 Synectics
 Attribute Listing
 Forced Relationship
 The Six Thinking Hats

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CHOOSING AMONG SOLUTIONS
PRE-SELECTING IDEAS
TO BE PURSUED
New ideas have to be:
 Sorted out
 Reviewed
 Discuss and assess
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CHOOSING AMONG SOLUTIONS
WORKING ON
ALTERNATIVES
Approaches:
 Start with the idea
that received the
highest preliminary
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CHOOSING AMONG SOLUTIONS

EVALUATING
ALTERNATIVES
 Break-Even Analysis
 Cost-Benefit Analysis
 Linear Programming
 Decision Analysis
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PRESENTING PROPOSAL
THE PRESENTATION
 Should not be overwhelming
 Techniques used in
evaluation must be described
 The risk involved
 Conditions the client must
create and maintain
 Task that could not be
completed
 The
11 future perspectives
 PREPARING FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION

THE FINAL DECISION

 It is the client who
decides on what
solution will be chosen
and how it will be
applied.

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