Why we need PLANNING?

Plans that lack practicality are seldom useful.

Come down to the field level, have a feel of the work, as is being done and then do your planning. After all, plans are meant to be implemented.

Too much of paper work and bureaucracy will only result in devising impractical plans.

An effective plan can let the organization to achieve its goals. But planning does not mean fulfilling the paper work only. Our planning should be based on strong input parameters with proven scientific method of analysis the given parameter to get proper planning in place to achieve the target goal.

We need to make sure our planning should fulfil following purposes:

1. Minimize risk and uncertainty
2. Gives direction in the line with preset goals and objectives
3. Help team to coordinate effectively
4. Reduces overlapping and wastage of efforts
5. Focuses on organizational goals and its functioning

We can do successful planning by following steps:

1. Establishing verifiable goals or set of goals to be achieved. It should be realistic, achievable, measurable, and it should be lined to defined timelines. 
2. Finding alternative courses of action. It should always content PLAN-B to safeguard be your defined planning from uncertain circumstances.
3. Evaluating and selecting a course of action.
4. Measuring and controlling the progress

I will discuss more of different planning verticals in PMP, Prince and 6 Sigma methodologies.