implementationAn Overview Of Planning Fundamentals
Planning
the conscious, systematic process of making decisions about goals and activities to be pursued in the future
importance of formal planning has grown dramatically
Basic planning process
Step one: situational analysis
a process planners use, within time and resource constraints, to gather, interpret, and summarize all information relevant to the planning issue under consideration
study past and current conditions, and forecast future trends
focuses on internal forces and influences from the external environment