OER for a Post Graduate Programme in HRM

MHRM Module 1 : Principles of Management Module Content Map

Topic 3 : Planning Sections: Purpose of Planning | Steps of Planning | Key Points and Activity Back to Topic 2 : Management Theories | Go to Topic 4: Policy Development

Please see the learning objectives of the topic Planning below: Objective To acquire basic understanding on the following: Waht is planning? Purpose of Plan Steps of planning Topic Overview Planning is a fundamental property of intelligent behavior and is as old as mankind. Planning in organizations and public policy is both the organizational process of creating and maintaining a plan; and the psychological process of thinking about the activities required to create a desired goal on some scale. Planning is a forward looking process and hence it looks into the future. Planning is the basic process aided by it we select our goals and determine the ways to realize them. A lot of information is gathered and processed during plan formulation. In planning we have to put the gathered information together properly. In planning, we understand the past, envision the future and manage the present. This topic has three sections. They are: Purpose of Planning Steps of Planning Key Points and Activity | Work in progress, expect frequent changes. Help and feedback is welcome. See discussion page.