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The Faculty of Economics and Administration Public Administration department
English Reading in Public
Administration
PAD 401
Planning Lecture
At the end of this lecture you should:
- Understanding the meaning of planning.
- The types of plans
- Contingency factors in planning
- Myths about planning
- Objectives: the foundation of planning
- Strategic planning
- Tools for planning
- Management by objectives
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What is Planning?
Planning is the management of the
organization’s future in an uncertain
environment.
Find the definition of selected word.
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What are the types of plans?
Strategic
- To make the direction of the organization
and establish objectives.
- Understand its current position.
Operational
- Specify details to help achieve an objective.
Find a relation between management levels
and plans types
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Myths about planning
• Inaccurate plan is a waste of
management’s time !
• Planning can eliminate change !
• Planning reduces flexibility !
Discussing
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Objectives: the foundation of
planning
Vision • The overall aspiration of the business
Mission •The overall purpose of the business
goals •What business intend to achieve
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Objectives
•More detailed statement of the goals
Policies •Principle of action>
procedures •Sequence of official activities.
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Objective should be:
• Specific
• Attainable
• Challenging
Is the objective ambitious enough to be
challenging?
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Strategic planning
Environmental assessment
Setting and elaboration
Development of operational plans and
budget
Implementation
Evaluation and Feedback
Identify mission/ goals/
values
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Tools for planning
1. Environmental scanning and forecasting
2. SWOT analysis.
3. Benchmarking.
4. Operation research.
5. Standards and guidelines
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Management by Objectives
(MBO)
Management by objectives (MBO) is a
process of defining objectives within an
organization so that management and
employees agree to the objectives and
understand what they need to do in the
organization in order to achieve them.
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week one duties
• Vocabulary revision
• Write a paragraph about management
(roles, factors, functions etc.)
• Explain one of MBO principles
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