rational planning
v Comprehensive and systematic
v Goals/ends should be clearly stated and separated from alternatives
v Analysis is neutral and value free
v Compare alternatives using quantitative analysis
v Relies on cause & effect theory
incremental planning
v No effort at comprehensiveness---consider policies in relation to current and past practices
v Goals, values and alternatives are considered together
v Analysis is value-laden---inadequate data
v Believe in "succession of limited comparisons" instead of theory
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Differentiate between planning and organizing
there diference is the spelling
planning is making the proper arrangements for something to happen. Organizing is putting something chaotic in order.
In business, strategy is abstract while planning is more concrete. A strategy describes a global path to achieve a goal. Planning on the other hand, is the allocation of resources necessary to accomplish the strategy.
The difference between strategy and planning is to plan, you brainstorm, write down what you want to happen, etc. A strategy is an exact step by step procedure you are going to follow.