The document discusses operational planning, emphasizing the importance of creating documented plans that outline goals and responsibilities within an organization for effective implementation of strategic objectives. It highlights the need for clear objectives, resource allocation, accountability, and regular progress monitoring to ensure alignment with broader organizational goals. Additionally, it covers the necessity for communication and adaptability in operational plans to address changing business environments.

1. SUBMITTED TO
DR. MRS. UMA SHENDEY
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CHILD
HEALTH NURSING
GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF
NURSING RAJNANDGAON
(C.G.)
SUBMITTED BY
MRS. TIKESHWARI SAHU
M.Sc. NURSING 2ND YEAR
GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF
NURSING RAJNANDGAON
(C.G.)

2.  Operational plans should establish the
activities and budgets for each part of her
organization for the most 1-3 years. They
link the strategic plan with the activities the
organization will deliver, and the resources
to deliver then. Operational plans should be
prepared by the people who will be involved
it implementation. There is often a need for
significant cross-departmental dialogue as
plans created by one part of the
organization inevitably have implications for
other parts.

3.  Operational planning is a documented plan that outlines
the goals and key objectives of an organization, and how
they can be achieved. It ensures that team members
understand their responsibilities as well as what they need
to do.
OR
 Operational planning (OP) is the process of
implementing strategic plans and objectives to reach
specific goals. An operational plan describes the specific
steps in any given strategic planning model and explains
how and what portion of resources will be put into
operation during a given operational period.
-According to Wikipedia

4.  Creating a plan forces you to consider your company’s needs and strategic
priorities.
 Market place success provides positive feedback for operations plan is
aligned with customer and business needs. This feedback reinforces the
message that meaningful outcomes are more likely achieved if they are linked
to business priorities.
 The plan forces you to look at the “Bigger Picture.”
 An operations plan communicates your priorities to everyone. It
communicates to all your employees, supervisors, sales representatives,
drivers and ultimately to your customers through improved service.
 An operations plan gives your program continuity through the inevitable day-
to-day crises as well as personnel changes in your organization.
 Operations plans serve as a means to measure and prove effectiveness
 and ultimately to continue to improve the operations process.
 It holds everyone accountable for their actions. The accountability created by
developing the goals and objectives serve as a source of energy for everyone.

5.  To provide organisation personnel with a clear picture of their
tasks and responsibilities in line with the goals and objectives
contained within the Strategic Plan.
 To specify the activities and procedures
 To set the timetable for the achievement of the objectives
 To allocate the responsibilities the staff involved in particular
activity
 To prepare the staff for taking up the responsibility and
evaluation of patient care.
 To specify the records to be kept and policies needed
 To give freedom to each staff to plan its own goals, objectives in
line with the departmental and institutional goals

6.  What- the strategies and tasks that must be
undertaken
 Who- the persons who have responsibility of
each of the strategies/tasks
 When- the time lines in which
strategies/tasks must be completed
 How much- the amount of financial
resources provided to complete each
strategy/task.

7.  Planning for a few months to a financial
year.
 Planning for details budgeting, provision
for short range goods and it should be
achieved within given period
 Extensional aspect of long range plan.

9.  Step 1: Review your big picture
Start by taking a step back and looking at the
overarching goals of your business. What are
the main objectives you want to achieve in the
next year or even five years? These could
range from increasing revenue and expanding
market share to improving customer
satisfaction. Assessing the planning
environment, which means environental and
socio -economic cultural peculiarities.

10.  Once you have a clear understanding of your
long-term goals, it’s time to assess your
current situation. Conducting a SWOT
analysis can be a helpful tool here. This
involves identifying your business’s
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and
threats. It’s about understanding what you’re
doing well, where you could improve, and
what external factors might impact your
business.

11.  With your SWOT analysis in hand, you can
now set specific short-term targets that will
help you achieve your long-term goals. Make
sure these targets are SMART – Specific,
Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and
Time-bound. For example, instead of setting
a vague goal like "increase sales," a SMART
goal would be "increase sales by 10% in the
next quarter."

12.  Next, list out all the resources you will need
to achieve your objectives. This could
include money, staff, equipment, and more.
Also, plan how you will secure these
resources. It might involve hiring new staff,
purchasing equipment, or reallocating
existing resources.

13.  Clearly define who in your team is
responsible for what. Make sure every
member knows their specific duties and the
deadlines associated with them. This helps
in ensuring accountability and that everyone
is on the same page.

14.  Set up regular check-ins, whether weekly,
monthly, or quarterly, to track the progress of
your operational plan. Use these sessions to
identify issues, address problems, and make
necessary adjustments to stay on track.

15.  Finally, understand that no plan is perfect
from the get-go. Be flexible and open to
making changes based on the feedback you
receive and the results you observe. The
business environment is always changing,
and your operational plan should be
adaptable enough to change with it.

16. Following is the check list that can help in evaluating the operational plans:
 Is there total commitment to the plan by staff responsible for
implementation?
 Is operation plan clearly fit with the strategic plan?
 Are objectives, actions and outcome measures clearly specified?
 Does it have a clear implementation timeframe?
 Is there a clear allocation of responsibilities?
 Is there an explicit process for monitoring progress?

17.  Operational planning is a subset of strategic work plan.
 It describes short-term ways of achieving milestones and
explains how, or what portion of, a strategic plan will be put into
operation during a given operational period.
 An operational plan is the basis for, and justification of an annual
operating budget request. Therefore,a five-year strategic plan
would need five operational plans funded by five operating
budgets.
 Operational plans should establish the activities and budgets for
each part of the organization for the next 1-3 years.
 They link the strategic plan with the activities the organization will
deliver and the resources required to deliver them.

18.  An operational plan draws directly from agency
and program strategic plans to describe agency
and program missions and goals, program
objectives, and program activities.
 The operational planning is both the first and
the last step in preparing an operating budget
request.
 Operational plans should be prepared by the
people who will be involved in implementation.

19.  1. Clear objectives
 2. Activities to be delivered
 3. Quality standards
 4. Desired outcome
 5. Staffing and resource requirements
 6. Implementation time-tables
 7. A process for monitoring progress

20. 1. Enhances team productivity
› Establishing clear roles
› Motivating through clarity
› Identifying levers
2. Provides clarity and direction
› Smart use of resources
› Knowing what’s important
› Removing the guesswork

21. 3. Secures alignment with strategic
objectives and goals
› Connecting daily activities to big ideas
› Regular check-ins
› One shared goal
4. Boosts business flexibility
› Preparing for surprises
› Nurturing a problem-solving mindset
› Quick decisions

22. 5. Streamlines decision-making
› Helping you make choices based on facts
› Establishing clear procedures
› Fewer arguments

25.  Balancing today's work with tomorrow's goals
It’s tough to manage daily tasks while also thinking
about the future. In business, concentrating only on
today's work can cause us to lose sight of our long-
term goals.
 Gathering reliable information
It's challenging to know what information is important
and what isn't. For example, a business might have
a lot of customer feedback, but figuring out which
comments will help improve the product can be
hard.

26.  Keeping your team aligned
Making sure everyone on a team understands and
follows the plan can be like herding cats. Even
with clear instructions, people might need
clarification. And some might not want to
change the way they work, even if it’s for the
better.
It’s essential to keep everyone on the same page
and moving in the same direction. Think of it as
a boat crew rowing together; if everyone is in
sync, the boat moves smoothly. But if not, it can
be a bumpy ride.

28. BASIS FOR
COMPARISON
STRATEGIC
PLANNING
OPERATIONAL
PLANNING
Other Name Pre-project
activities
Post-project activities
Definition The formal process
of planning to fit
the mission and
values of
organization is
known as Strategic
Planning.
The process which
predetermines the
day to day activities
of the business is
known as
Operational Planning
Time Horizon Long term planning Short term planning
Approach Extroverted Introverted

29. BASIS FOR
COMPARISON
STRATEGIC
PLANNING
OPERATIONAL
PLANNING
Scope Related to overall
organizational
goals.
Related to goals for
sub-units of each
department.
Performed
by
Top level
management
Middle level
management
Modifications The plan lasts
longer.
The plan changes
every year.

30. BASIS FOR
COMPARISON
STRATEGIC
PLANNING
OPERATIONAL
PLANNING
Focus of
attention
Strategic goals Operational goals
Focus On Future
achievement and
conditions
achievement and
Targets annual
Emphasis on Planning of vision,
mission and
objectives.
Planning the routine
activities of the
company.

31. BASIS FOR
COMPARISON
STRATEGIC
PLANNING
OPERATIONAL
PLANNING
Degree of
details
General and
non specific
Fine details of day-
to-day work
Environment Related
organization
with the internal
as well as the
external
environment .
Focusing the
external environment
.

33. Areas of concern:
Physical Plan
 Cleanliness and orderliness of the following:
 Nurse’s station
 Medicating Area
 Ward
 Alley
 Student’s lounge

34.  Within a week of 7days, 3 shift, cleanliness and
orderliness will be observed as evidenced by:
 Proper disposal of garbage from the ward, nurse’s
station, student’s lounge;
 Nurse’s station will be free from trash like empty IV
bottles and used papers. and things will be arranged
appropriately;
 The sink is always kept clean and dry;
 After care in the medicating area is observed every
after preparation of medication;
 Patient’s chart and different forms used as well as
equipment found in the nurses’ area are organized and
are placed properly

35. Nurse’s station
 Before the start of the shift housekeeping will be done for
15 min. every clinical rotation by each nursing staff.
 There will be two trash cans within the nurses’ station with
corresponding color coding of cellophanes, yellow for
infectious and black for non-infectious wastes.
 Nursing staff is reminded to properly dispose the waste to
the designated garbage bins.
 Arrange charts according to hospital policy, before and
after the doctor’s orders are carried out, organize and set
forms and equipment used in the nurses’ station.

36.  The case method and primary nurses are
tasked to place properly the corresponding
medication tickets on the assigned patients
medicine boxes and to use medicating trays
whenever preparing and administering
medications, to observe orderliness.
 After care should be done after preparing
medications to be administered.
 Needles that are used in administration of
drugs should be disposed to a sharp
container.

37.  Remind nursing staff to call the attention
of the janitor/utility, if available, to sweep
the floor for maintaining cleanliness.
 Remind nursing staff to inform patients
and watchers to observe proper waste
segregation and educate them about the
color coding of garbage bins.
 Remind nursing staff to inform patients
and watchers to throw plastic bottles that
are not in use in the garbage bins.

38.  Alley should be free from garbage and
other unnecessary items by getting it and
placing to the right place.
Responsible person:
Head nurse, charge nurse and primary nurse.

39.  Vital signs monitoring
 Bedside care
 Proper assessment
 Giving medications
 Proper documentation

40.  Within a week of 73 am shift provision of safe,
efficient and effective quality nursing care is
observed as evidenced by:
 Accurate and timely monitoring of vital signs;
 Bed linens, bedside tables are clean and patient
needs are attended;
 Accurate and timely administration of
medication is observed;
 Accurate and timely documentation of
observations and evaluation are observed

41.  Punctuality
 Politeness
 Prescribed grooming
 Completeness of paraphernalia
 Compliance of Requirements

42.  Within 73 am shift, punctuality, prescribed grooming, and
completeness of paraphernalia will be observed as evidenced by:
 Reporting on duty 45 min. before duty/ morning circle as
mandated in the school policy;
 Giving of gratitude and respect for co-student nurses, staff, other
hospital personnel and doctors.
 Cleanliness and neatness of uniform, complete with school I.D,
pin and name plate, and wrist watch with second hand and
prescribed hair cut for males;
 Required paraphernalia are brought in the clinical area.
 Requirements are accomplished on time given.

43.  An operational plan is crucial for your
business to identify what it needs to
improve and succeed. An effective
operational plan will ensure that your
business stays on track towards the
goals you have established.

44.  Q.1 What is operational planning? (2marks)
 Q.2 Enlist the benefits of operational planning.(4 marks)
 Q.3 What are the challenges of operational planning? (2marks)
 4. Multiple choice question:
 Operational planning is(1marks)
 A. Short term planning
 B. medium term planning
 C. Long term planning
 D. annual planning
 5.Operational planning is done by which level of management? (1marks)

 A. Floor level management
 B. Middle level management
 C. Top level management
 D. Both a & b
