Understanding of the planning process is still quite limited, although in some organizations many people have a working knowledge of the process.

 Skill developing

(1) Understanding of the planning process is still quite limited, although in some organizations many people have a working knowledge of the process.

 To determine the extent of knowledge in your area, do the following:

a) Select five persons from among your friends, coworkers, or acquaintances.

b) Ask them to write down in three or four sentences what they think planning is.

c) Compare in one paragraph for each person their ideas with the model described, what parts are similar? What steps are missing?

(2) Locate one organization that claims to have a formal planning process (company, government organization, school, university system…etc).

 Manager can discuss their planning process with someone who is involved in the process.

And then Compare their process with the model described.