Unit 1: Effective Planning
Contents:
Why planning is important
Management styles
The features of effective plans
The planning cycle
The control loop
Unit 2: Types of plan
Contents:
Strategic plans
Operational plans
Budgets
Project plans
Unit 3: Ideas into action
Contents:
Keeping the organisation on course
Policies
Planning in large organisations
Planning in small businesses
Planning in the public sector
Unit 4: Planning for change
Contents:
The pressure for change
External influences
Internal influences
Analysing strengths and opportunities
Building a risk window
Unit 5: What decision making involves
Contents:
The importance of decision making
Types of decision
Styles of decision making
Key steps in decision making
Unit 6: Obtaining information for decisions
Contents:
The need for high quality information
Types of information
Sources of information
Information flow and organisational structure
Unit 7: Creative approaches
Contents:
The need for creativity
The creative organisation
Encouraging creativity
Techniques for creative decision making
Unit 8: Choosing between options
Contents:
Evaluating options
Choice and the individual
The choice process
Unit 9: Identifying contengencies
Contents:
Why is contingency planning important?
Approaches to contingency planning
Recognising contingencies
Unit 10: Coping with risk
Contents:
Risk analysis
Decision modelling
Dealing with contingencies
Resources
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