Expert: Leo Lingham - 10/17/2009

Question
If u manager are unable to plan?what is the outcome?

Answer
BERNIE,
HERE  IS SOME  USEFUL MATERIAL.
REGARDS
LEO LINHGAM
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MANAGER  MUST  HAVE  THE  ABILITY/KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
TO  PLAN.

 BECAUSE  PLANNING  HELPS

To  establish  and  operate an effective  organization, all managers
perform several major functions  or  activities. These  functions
enable  managers  to create a positive work  environment  and
to  provide  the  opportunities  and  incentives .  The  key
management  functions  include

-planning
-organizing
-directing
-controlling.

Each  of  these functions  are  critical  to the  success  of  any
manager  and  organizations.

The  primary  function  of  the  four   is  PLANNING.

Planning   is the  process of   analyzing  the situation, determining
the  goals/ objectives  that  will be  pursued  in the  future,  and
deciding  in  advance  the  actions that  will be  taken  to achieve
the  goals.

The  following  are  the  steps  involved in  PLANNING  PROCESS

1.Reviewing   the  current operation  situation.

2. Conducting  the  current operation strengths/ weaknesses.

3. STudying  the  External  environmental factors  affecting
  the  operation.

4. Studying  the  expectations  of  the  operations.

5. Determine  the  opportunities for  improvements/growth
   and  negatives  constraints.

6.Based  on the  above analyses,  determine  the
-goals
-objectives
for  the  operation  for  the  future  period.

7.Based  on the  objectives,  determine  your strategy
 - how  you  are  going  to  achieve  the  objectives.

8. Based  on the  strategy, determine  the  action  plans
    that has  to  be  implemented.

9. Your  action  plan  will  determine  the  resources required
 - manpower
-finance
-materials
etc

10. Finally  a  system  to  monitor  the  plan/its  progress.
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The  PLANNING  is  the  most  challenging, because

FUNCTIONALLY,  it  provides  

-opportunity   to  determine  the  environmental  impact  on the
organization /  business.

-opportunity  to   assess  the  organization's  strengths/ weaknesses.

-opportunity  to  determine  the  business opportunities/ threats
to  business.

-opportunity  to  develop   strategic  plans for the  company.

-opportunity  to  develop  long term/short  term  plans.

-opportunity  to  develop  a   vision  for  the  organization.

-opportunity  to  develop  a  mission  statement  for  the  organization.

-opportunity  to  develop    business  objectives for the  organization.

-opportunity  to  develop  business  strategies  for the  organization.

-opportunity  to  develop   the  action/ implementation planning
guidelines, which  provides  the  platform  for  

*organization  and  staffing.

*direction  for  the  organization  approach.

*leadership  

*control.
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The  PLANNING  is  the  most  challenging, because

SKILLWISE ,  it  provides  opportunity  to  use  various  skills/
knowledge  levels

-analytical  
-problem  solving
-making  judgement  
-decision  making
-lateral  thinking

-communication
-presentation
-negotiation

-goal setting
-evaluation
etc

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PLANNING  IS  THE  PREMIER  FUNCTION, BECAUSE
without  planning

-you  cannot  organize

-without  organization , you   cannot   direct

-without  direction, you  cannot  control.

-without  control , you  cannot  get results.


For  success/ results,  you  need  PLANNING.

HENCE  PLANNING  IS   THE  PRIMARY  FUNCTION.
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PLANNING   HELPS  TO  IMPROVE

-performance
-effectiveness
-efficiency
-productivity
-sales  results
-profit
-return  on  investment.
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WITHOUT  PLANNING , THERE  WILL  BE

-no performance improvement.
-no  improvement in effectiveness
-no  improvement   in  efficiency
-no  productivity gain
-poor sales  results
-poor  profit
-less return  on  investment.

WHICH WILL BE   A  DISASTER  FOR  THE  BUSINESS.
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