Importance of Planning Quiz

Why is planning important?

• It provides stakeholders with information

• It increases uncertainty

• It reduces waste

• It defines an organization’s goals

How does planning lessen uncertainty?

• By ensuring everyone has correct information

• By allowing the manager to anticipate what might happen next

• By limiting the time spent on events as they occur

• By outlining specific goals for a project

What happens if you don’t have goals?

• You have no way to measure success

• You do not have a project without goals

• Your project is doomed from the start

• No one will know what they are supposed to do

Which type of plan broadly outlines the organization’s goals, strategies, and reasons for being?

• Specific plan

• Strategic plan

• Operational plan

• Standing plan

Which plan is developed based on the strategic plan?

• Specific plan

• Long-term plan

• Operational plan

• Short-term plan

What can happen if a plan covers too long a period?

• They are too flexible

• They can be meaningless

• They can force rapid change

• They cannot easily be measured

Which type of plan should an organization use when dealing with rapid change?

• Specific plan

• Long-term plan

• Operational plan

• Short-term plan

Which type of plan gives exact details and targets to meet?

• Specific plan

• Long-term plan

• Directional plan

• Single-use plan

Which type of plan points the way but does not include specific details?

• Specific plan

• Standing plan

• Directional plan

• Single-use plan

Which type of plan should be used for the color guards regular performance at the local football game?

• Specific plan

• Standing plan

• Directional plan

• Single-use plan