Nature,Levels and

type of planning 
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Objectives;
• Define planning and its nature
• Summarize the nature of planning
• Appreciate the importance of planning in our
daily lives

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So what do you know about
planning?

• Planning is one of the major function of management.

• It is a process that involves the setting of the oragnization's

goals, establishing strategies for accomplishing those goals and
developing plans of actions that intend to use
to achieve said organizational goals
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Primary function 

Funtions of management
largely depends upon
planning. It provides the
basic foundation from
which all future
Nature of management function
arise.
planning 
Goal oriented
Plans arise from objectives. 
Objectives provide guidelines

Continuous
Planning selects the best alternatives based
on certain assumptions. There is a
possibility of dead log in in the functions of
the management
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Managerial function
It is found at all levels and all departments of an
organization. It involves choosing the future course
of action from among alternatives

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 • Planning is goal oriented
• Planning is a primary mangerial
function
• Planning is pervasive 
Nature of • Planning is futuristic
planning  • Planning is flexible
• Planning invovles coordination
• Planning is a process

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Types of plans used by managers

A. Long term plan- plans that go beyond three or more

years into jthe future.

B. Meduim term plan- plans that cover time periods of one

to two years 

C.  Short term plans- plans that cover one year or less

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Plans according to level of details
A. High level- involves complex issues and
procedures that considered as high priority areas.
B. Meduim level- pertain to meduim term goals
C.  Low level- simpler and associated with routinary
functions.

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Plans according to managerial level
A. Strategic plan- the top level planning which involves making
decisions about the organization's long term goals 
B. Tactical plans- the middle level management planning which
refers to procedures and transformation of strategic plans with
specific goals 
C. Operationl plan- lower level management planning which
involves routine tass repeatedly done by the firm's lower level
units

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