Planning Tools and Techniques in Performing Management Functions

CHAPTER | | NINE | | Planning Tools and Techniques | 9 | | | | | Lecture Outline | | | IntroductionTechniques for Assessing the EnvironmentEnvironmental ScanningForecastingForecasting TechniquesForecasting EffectivenessBenchmarkingTechniques for Allocating ResourcesBudgetingRevenue BudgetsExpense BudgetsProfit BudgetsCash BudgetsSchedulingGantt ChartsLoad ChartsPERT Network AnalysisBreakeven AnalysisLinear ProgrammingContemporary Planning TechniquesProject ManagementProject Management ProcessThe Role of the Project ManagerScenario PlanningSummary | This chapter introduces the planning tools and techniques that managers have at their disposal to assist them in performing the management functions. In the chapter opening story the NSW coal mining company Austral Coal is used to demonstrate the importance of using various planning tools and techniques such as Gantt charts to handle logistical issues in the mine. Managers above the ground use various budgets and financial tools to keep track of cash flows and profitability. | |

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1. INTRODUCTION. This chapter introduces a number of the basic planning tools and techniques that can assist managers in their activities.

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2. TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENT. Several techniques have been developed to assist managers in assessing the organisation's environment.
A. Environmental scanning. Environmental scanning is the screening of large amounts of information to anticipate and interpret changes in the environment. It is used by both large and small organisations, and research has