Planning is defined as a process that involves setting organizational goals, establishing strategies to achieve those goals, and developing plans of action to accomplish the goals. It provides the foundation for other management functions and is goal-oriented, continuous, and flexible. Planning is a primary managerial function found at all levels and departments of an organization, as it involves choosing future courses of action from among alternatives while considering goals, deadlines, opportunities, threats, and progress.

1. DEFINITION AND NATURE OF
PLANNING
Mrs. Kathleen C. Abaja
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Taguig-Pateros
PRES. DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Organization and Management

2. OBJECTIVES
•Define planning and its nature.
•Summarize the nature of
planning.
•Appreciate the importance of
planning in our daily lives.

3. Have you ever heard of this
famous quotation?

4. What is planning?

5. PLANNING
• Planning is one of the major functions of
management.
• It is a process that involves the setting of
the organization’s goals, establishing
strategies for accomplishing those goals
and developing plans of actions that
managers intend to use to achieve said
organizational goals.

6. Nature of Planning
PRIMARY FUNCTION
Functions of management largely depends upon
planning. It provides the basic foundation from which all
future management functions arise.
GOAL-ORIENTED
Plans arise from objectives. Objectives
provide guidelines for planning.
CONTINUOUS PROCESS
It is an on-going process of adapting the
organization with the changes in business.
FLEXIBLE
Planning selects the best alternatives based on certain
assumptions. There is a possibility of dead log in the functions
of the management. It has one more alternative to suit future
situation.
MANAGERIAL FUNCTION
It is found at all levels and all departments of an
organization. It involves choosing the future course of
action from among alternatives.

9. Activity:
• Take time to make a detailed plan for your
self and your future. Consider the
following:
Define your goals
Set a deadline
Recognize Opportunities and Threats
Measure progress