Module 2 - Planning Review

The final step in the formal planning process involves

• identifying priorities and trade-offs among the plans.

• developing alternative scenarios.

• monitoring and controlling performance.

• generating alternative goals.

__________ planning is the process of identifying the specific procedures and processes required at lower levels of an organization.

• Strategic

• Operational

• Tactical

• Contingency

__________ planning involves a process of translating broad strategic goals and plans into specific goals and plans relevant to a particular portion of an organization.

• Strategic

• Operational

• Tactical

• Contingency

A mission statement describes the organization’s

• basic purpose.

• strategic plan.

• future goals.

• moral code.

__________ is the phenomenon that occurs in decision making when group members avoid disagreement as they strive for consensus.

• Goal displacement

• Domination

• Intuition

• Groupthink