Preventing Roadblocks & Planning Ahead

What is Planning ?

• It is the process of thinking through an activity and making the best decision you can for the time.

• It is the process of controlling everything about a situation ahead of time.

• It is the process of painting a picture of a butterfly and tuning a piano.

What is another way of setting objectives and developing appropriate courses of action to achieve these objectives.

• Directing

• Organizing

• Planning

• Staffing

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of planning?

• Planning reduces overlapping and wasteful activities

• Planning is not a palindrome.

• Planning provides directions.

• Planning reduces the risks of uncertainty.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of planning?

• Planning is futuristic.

• Planning is pervasive.

• Planning establishes the need for cartwheels.

• Planning focuses on achieving objectives.

What is known as the primary function of managing your time efficiently?

• Controlling

• Organizing

• Planning

• Sandwiches

___________ reflect a decision that a certain action must or must not be taken.

• Policies

• Rules

• Methods

• Objectives

__________ details the exact manner in which any work is to be performed.

• Procedures

• Methods

• Rules

• Policies

_____ is the general response to a particular problem or situation.

• Objectives

• Strategy

• Policy

• Rule

______ take the course of forming the organisation's identity in the business environment.

• Objectives

• Strategies

• Policies

• Programmes

Increasing sales by 10% in the next quarter is an important type of plan. Identify the type of plan.

• Objective

• Policy

• Strategy

• Programme