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DEFINITION, NATURE AND
OBJECTIVE OF PLANNING

       - Submitted by 
       Radhika Sharma
        043137012012
DEFINITION
PLANNING
 It is the most fundamental function of
  management.
 It is the basic process of setting up goals to be
  reached and course of action to be followed.
 It is in fact a prerequisite to effective
  management.
PLANNING
 Thus we can say, planning is the management
  function of anticipating the future and the
  conscious determination of a future course of
  action to achieve the desired results.
 And a plan is a predetermined course of action
  to be followed in future.
NATURE OF PLANNING
 Planning is purposeful : it is goal oriented. It is
  directed towards efficiency.
 Planning is a primary function : It is the basic
  level of management process.
 Pervasive process : Many people believe in
  planning. It is the job of all the managers in all
  types of organizations.
NATURE OF PLANNING
 Intellectual process : A mental process involving
  imagination, foresight and sound adjustment but not
  guesswork.
 Continuous process : An on-going/dynamic exercise as
  old assumptions change, old plans are revised or new
  ones are prepared.
 Forward process : No plan can be prepared without
  knowledge of future.
 Involves choice : Decision making is core of planning
OBJECTIVE OF PLANNING
 To focus attention on objective & results.
 To reduce uncertainty and change.
 To provide sense of direction.
 To encourage innovation and creativity.
 To help in coordination .
OBJECTIVE OF PLANNING


 To guide decision making.
 To provide a basis for decentralisation.
 To provide economy in operation.
 To facilitate control.
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  • 1. DEFINITION, NATURE AND OBJECTIVE OF PLANNING - Submitted by Radhika Sharma 043137012012
  • 3. PLANNING It is the most fundamental function of management. It is the basic process of setting up goals to be reached and course of action to be followed. It is in fact a prerequisite to effective management.
  • 4. PLANNING Thus we can say, planning is the management function of anticipating the future and the conscious determination of a future course of action to achieve the desired results. And a plan is a predetermined course of action to be followed in future.
  • 5. NATURE OF PLANNING Planning is purposeful : it is goal oriented. It is directed towards efficiency. Planning is a primary function : It is the basic level of management process. Pervasive process : Many people believe in planning. It is the job of all the managers in all types of organizations.
  • 6. NATURE OF PLANNING Intellectual process : A mental process involving imagination, foresight and sound adjustment but not guesswork. Continuous process : An on-going/dynamic exercise as old assumptions change, old plans are revised or new ones are prepared. Forward process : No plan can be prepared without knowledge of future. Involves choice : Decision making is core of planning
  • 7. OBJECTIVE OF PLANNING To focus attention on objective & results. To reduce uncertainty and change. To provide sense of direction. To encourage innovation and creativity. To help in coordination .
  • 8. OBJECTIVE OF PLANNING To guide decision making. To provide a basis for decentralisation. To provide economy in operation. To facilitate control.