FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT
PLANNING
Planning is a process of determination of organization’s objectives and selecting the courses of actions. i.e. Plans for attaining them.
Planning is the primary or basic management function.
Planning Process
BPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, BPSC Test Series
FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT
PLANNING
Planning is a process of determination of organization’s objectives and selecting the courses of actions. i.e. Plans for attaining them.
Planning is the primary or basic management function.
Planning Process
Types/Dimensions of Planning
(Administrative Plans)
Components/Elements of Planning
Objectives : The basic tools that underline all planning and strategic activities.
Strategy: The Long term action plan to attain objectives.
Policies: These are general statements or understanding that guide or channel thinking in decision making.
Procedure: A Chronological Sequence of steps or actions to be taken to accomplish a Specific task or job.
Method: It is a prescribed way of completing a step in a procedure.
Rules: Specific recored statements that direct what must or must not be done in a Given situation.
Standards: It is a measure against whuch the level of performance is measured or Evaluated.
Programmes: An action plan consisting sequence and timing of steps necessary to achieve Objectives.
Schedules: A plan which indicates the time of commencement of task, passing through Different stages or process and finalising the task.
Budgets: Numerical Plan containing expected result in quantative way.
Project: It is smaller action plan and a distinct part of a programme.
Tactics: Short term action plan for implementing strategy.