MGC1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Genetic Testing, Wield, Multiuser Dos
30 May 2018
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MGC1010 Week 5 - Planning, Organising, Leading,
and Controlling
Planning
● To set the direction
○ Need to make this clear
● Decide where you want to go
● Decide the best way to accomplish the task
● Plan = statement of intended means for accomplishing objectives
● Planning: process of setting objectives and determining how to accomplish them
● Objectives: specific results usually expressed in measurable indices that someone
wishes to achieve and may relate to the individual, a group or the whole organisation
Five Step Process of Planning
1. Define objectives
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2. Determine where you stand in relation to objectives
3. Develop scenarios of future conditions
4. Analyse and choose an alternative
5. Implement the plan and evaluate the results
What are Plans?
Operational Plans
● Short Range Plans (less than 1 year)
Tactical Plans
● Intermediate Plans (1-2 year)
Strategic Plans
● Long Range Plans (more than 3 years)
● Provide clear vision for the organisation and provide direction for operational and
tactical plans
● Are all symbiotic
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Red Cross Example
Contemporary Planning Activities
● Benchmarking
○ A technique that makes use of external comparisons to better evaluate an
organisation’s current performance and identify possible actions for the future
● Management by Objectives
○ Process of joint objective setting between a manager and staff
● Participation and Involvement
○ Genuinely involving people who will be affected by plans
○ Avoids potential loss of accountability and more motivation to perform the
plan they helped create
● Opposite of handing a task without informing employees of end goal
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Document Summary
Mgc1010 week 5 - planning, organising, leading, and controlling. Decide the best way to accomplish the task. Plan = statement of intended means for accomplishing objectives. Planning: process of setting objectives and determining how to accomplish them. Objectives: specific results usually expressed in measurable indices that someone wishes to achieve and may relate to the individual, a group or the whole organisation. Five step process of planning: define objectives, determine where you stand in relation to objectives, develop scenarios of future conditions, analyse and choose an alternative, implement the plan and evaluate the results. Short range plans (less than 1 year) Long range plans (more than 3 years) Provide clear vision for the organisation and provide direction for operational and tactical plans. A technique that makes use of external comparisons to better evaluate an organisation"s current performance and identify possible actions for the future. Process of joint objective setting between a manager and staff.
