What is planning concerned with? Planning provides a sense of purpose and direction. It is a comprehensive framework for making decisions in It also facilitates the organ ing, leading. and controlling functions of management. you to make your decisions ahead of time, it helps you anticipate the consequences of various courses of action, it provides direction provides a unifying framework again and a sense of purpose it also helps which to measure decisions, and thus helps you avoid piecemeal decision making. Planning identify potential opportunities and th and facilitates control. It is concerned with the end (what is to be done) well as with means (how it is to be done)