Importance of Planning Larry Layton Hodges University ISM 4610 – OL Project Management Dr. Jake Watts Due: January 23‚ 2013 Any successful Project Manager will tell you that the success of a project is determined by the initial plan. This plan‚ although changes may arise‚ provides a blueprint that allows managers to measure deliverables that determine the project’s success or failure. In the beginning phase of planning‚ the specifications are outlined which results in an agreement by
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Importance of Planning Ahead One of the most important lessons in life is to learn how to properly plan ahead for any situation that one may encounter; from daily life to planning your career one must learn how to properly plan. Short term planning must take place so that immediate goals are achieved. As Well‚ as long term planning so that larger more distant goals can be reached. Without proper planning many of life’s daily tasks would not be accomplished. Having a plan is a good start but
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Organizing Function of Management Organizing is defined as the assembly and coordination of the human‚ financial‚ physical‚ informational‚ and other resources needed to achieve goals. (Bateman & Snell‚ 2009‚ pg. 20) This function is also referred to as the function used to build a dynamic organization. (Bateman & Snell‚ 2009‚ pg. 20) When looking at the organization process Sam Walton the founder of Wal-Mart made sure from the very beginning to keep up with his competitors. In 1972 Kmart expanded
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then provides the input for planning production: process design‚ capacity planning‚ aggregate planning‚ scheduling‚ and inventory management. But why forecasting is so important for operations? In order to understand the factors of forecasting‚ one should imagine himself as a part of a supply chain e.g. a factory. A factory ’s job is to be able to supply the market demand with lowest operating costs possible. Forecasting in a factory plays the hardest role of knowing what to produce now in order to
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The Organizational planning Process Organizational planning is a well thought out and practical process involving all levels of management: top-level (strategic managers)‚ middle-level (tactical managers)‚ and frontline (operational managers)‚ as well as their departments‚ and the individuals that make up those departments. This process begins with upper management creating a mission statement that sets clearly defined reasons for the company’s existence‚ as well as goals for the company. Strategic
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Importance of Strategic Planning Strategic planning has a focus on stabilizing the current environment‚ and it also support the organization ’s business plans and goals. Strategic planning helps to implement new projects‚ new technology‚ consolidation of data centers‚ data warehouses‚ exponential data growth‚ cost of ownership‚ and resources available in an organization to assess the future requirements. Strategic planning analyzes the business plan‚ potential blockage or other issues in the current
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1-DISCUSS WHAT MANAGERS DO USING HENRY FAYOL`S FUNUCTIONS APPROACH‚ THE SYSTEMS APPROACH PERSPECTIVE AND THE CONTIGENCY OR SITUATIONAL APPROACH.BRING OUT IN YOUR OWN PRESENTATION THE ADVANTAGES AND PITFALLS OF EACH APPROACH (25marks) Every organisation‚ regardless of its size‚ has developed and implemented its own concepts in order for it to run smoothly and accomplish the vision‚ goals and objectives it has set forth. As such according to Henri Fayol functions of management‚ is broken into five
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Evaluation of management process Content 1. Executive summery 2. Back ground of the organization 2.1 History 2.2 Current business scope 3. Prevailing management practices 3.1 Planning and decision making 3.2 Organizational structure 3.3 Leadership style 3.4 Communication 3.5 Motivational strategies 3.6 Controlling procedure 4. Weaknesses of the prevailing management practices 5. Recommendations 6. Reference 1. Executive Summery MAS Holdings
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ocessManagement Process: Planning‚ organizing‚ leading and controlling (POLC) are the four basic processes or functions of management that constitute the entire work of management. All these four processes are essential parts of management. Planning involves setting objectives and deciding on actions to be taken to achieve these objectives. The process of organizing involves designing and development of structure of relationships between members of the team or group assigned to carryout the
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Importance of HR Planning Importance of HR Planning in an Organization: Planning is very important to our everyday activities. Several definitions have been given by different writers what planning is all about and its importance to achieving our objectives. It is amazing that this important part of HR is mostly ignored in HR in most organizations because those at the top do not know the value of HR planning. Organizations that do not plan for the future have fewer opportunities to survive the
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