The process through which goals and objectives are set, partners identified, inputs determined, activities specified and scheduled, and monitoring and evaluation mechanisms defined, so that expected outputs and outcomes might be achieved in a timely manner.
The process by which the library envisions its future and develops the necessary objectives and actions to achieve those future goals. Consultants from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries are available to work with trustees, directors and other library supporters to develop long range plans for individual libraries.
A dynamic, interdisciplinary, process for developing short- and long-term goals for visitor experience, resource conditions and facility placement.
The establishment of objectives, and the formulation, evaluation and selection of the policies, strategies, tactics and action required to achieve them. Planning comprises long-term/strategic planning, and short-term operational planning, the latter being usually for a period of up to one year.
the process used to develop contingencies in preparation for an event that is likely to occur at some time. Planning includes warning systems, evacuation, relocation of dwellings (e.g., for floods), stores of food and water, temporary shelter, energy, management strategies, disaster drills and exercises, etc. Contingency plans and responses are included in the preparedness in the sense used in this document. There are three types of planning used in anticipation that an event may occur
Developing a Scheme of Action for Future Implementation
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"
The Planning Committee is responsible for determining the long-term aims and goals of ISSCR. Margaret A. Goodell, Ph.D., Chair Baylor College of Medicine Center for Cell and Gene Therapy
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That portion of a manager's job concerned with determining what the business needs to do and the best way to achieve it.
The process of setting development goals and policy, gathering and evaluating information, and developing alternatives for future actions based on the evaluation of the information.
The plotting of a course of action (involving executive action or enforcement) that is proposed to carry out some proceeding, devising the relative positions and timing of a set of actions.
A detailed method, formulated beforehand, for managing a business.
a process to determine goals and objectives and to devise the means by which they can be accomplished. (See Strategic Planning, Tactical Planning and Operational Planning)
Management activity that establishes goals, objectives, and strategies. 13.32
formulating schemes or programs for achieving some end. In this context, an on-going process intended to help public and private decision-makers arrive at sound decisions about the future of the community includes both making plans and seeking their implementation.
1. The management function that establishes organizational goals or objectives and creates the means for accomplishing them; 2. Includes defining goals, establishing strategy, and developing designs to coordinate activities.
the act of determining the organization's goals and defining the means for achieving them.
A continuing process of analyzing program data, making decisions, and formulating plans for action in the future, aimed at achieving program goals.
the determination of the goals and objectives of an enterprise and the selection, through a systematic consideration of alternatives, of the policies, programs and procedures for achieving them.An activity devoted to clearly identifying, defining, and determining courses of action, before their initiation, necessary to achieve predetermined goals and objectives.
the process of setting objectives, or goals, and formulating policies, strategies, and procedures to meet them.
a process through which youth issues and needs within the geographic community are identified and strategies are developed to meet these issues and needs.
v.t., formulating a scheme or program for the accomplishment or attainment of a goal.
The selection of a sequence of operations in order to bring about one or more goals. An important area of enquiry of artificial intelligence. See also Problem Behaviour Graph, Problem Reduction.
The process of anticipating future occurrences and problems, exploring their probable impact, and detailing policies, goals, objectives, and strategies to solve the problems. This often includes preparing options documents, considering alternatives, and issuing final plans.
The collaborative process of formulating and transforming high-level goals into a future set of actions: what will be done, when it will be done, how it will be done and who will do it. It can be a short- to mid-term (one to three years) or even a long-term plan. Usually, one year forward is created in months or weeks and then longer periods for the remaining years (quarters, half year or full year).
The interpretation of policy into definite objectives and goals and a statement of the means intended to be used to achieve those objectives and goals
The act or process of making or carrying out plans; the establishment of goals, policies and procedures for a social or economic unit.
Formulating methods or means to achieve a desired end in advance of taking actions to implement.
A management function that involves anticipating trends and determining the best strategies and tactics to achieve organizational goals and objectives.
The setting of goals over a certain time and the determination of how to achieve these goals and with what resource.
Identifying all the work required to achieve a goal, then breaking down this work into manageable units that can be assigned, scheduled, resourced, tracked and organised.
Devising ways and means for achieving desired goals
Setting of goals over a certain time and determining the methods for achieving these goals as well as the resources used.