TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture Exploring management (Fifth Edition): Chapter 4 - Schermerhorn

Chapter 4 - Plans and planning techniques: Get there faster with objectives. After reading this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions: How and why do managers use the planning process? What types of plans do managers use? What are some useful planning tools and techniques? | Chapter 4 Plans and Planning Techniques Exploring Management Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-1 Chapter 4 “Considering the future of our children and young people we have no choice but to go ahead with the village-wide evacuation.” ~ Mayor Noro Kanno of Kawamata-cho town, after a earthquake and monster tsunami wrecked nuclear power facilities in Fukushima, Japan. Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-2 2 Learning Objectives Chapter 4 How and why do managers use the planning process? () What types of plans do managers use? () What are some useful planning tools and techniques? () Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-3 3 HOW AND WHY MANAGERS PLAN Takeaway – answers to come Planning is one of the four functions of management. Planning is the process of setting objectives and identifying how to achieve them. Planning improves focus and action orientation. Planning improves coordination and control. Planning improves time management. Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-4 4 How and why managers plan Figure : Central Role of Planning Planning sets objectives and identifies how to achieve them. Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-4 5 How and why managers plan Planning Steps Schermerhorn, Exploring Management, Fifth Edition, © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. 4-6 6 How and why managers plan Reasons for Planning Good planning makes us: action oriented, keeping a results-driven sense of direction. priority oriented, making sure the most important things get first attention. advantage oriented, ensuring that all re-sources are used to best advantage. change oriented, anticipating problems and opportunities so they can

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