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Planning
1.
Formula(on
of
the
Mess
2.
Ends
Planning
3.Means
4.
Resource
Planning
Planning
5.
Implementa(on
and
Control.
Phase
1:
Formula(on
of
the
Mess
1
Formulate
the
mess
--
iden(fy
how
disaster
will
occur
if
current
behavior
con(nues
The
aim
is
to
determine
how
the
organiza(on
would
eventually
destroy
itself
if
it
were
to
con(nue
behaving
as
it
is
currently;
that
is,
if
it
were
to
fail
to
adapt
to
a
changing
environment,
even
one
that
is
perfectly
predicted.
Prepara(on
of
formula(ng
Mess
Systems
analysis
nature
of
the
business,
past
and
present
performance,
the
business
environment,
organiza(onal
structure,
management
style,
rules
of
the
game,
personnel
policies
and
prac(ces,
opera(ons
an
obstruc(on
analysis,
iden(ca(on
of
those
characteris(cs
and
proper(es
of
the
organiza(on
that
obstruct
its
progress;
Phase
2:
Ends
Planning
Ends
planning
--
create
an
idealized
design
(where
to
go)
Selec(ng
a
mission
the
business
the
organiza(on
wants
to
be
in;
what
eects
it
wants
to
have
on
each
class
of
stakeholders
Specifying
desired
proper(es
of
the
system
planned
for
Idealized
redesign
of
that
system
Selec(ng
gaps
between
this
design
and
the
reference
scenario
which
planning
will
try
to
close
Phase
3:
Means
Planning
Means
planning
--
select
or
produce
the
means
to
pursue
the
ends
(how
to
get
there)
Formulate
or
iden(fy
alterna(ve
means
selec(ng
relevant
controllable
variables,
controlling
uncontrolled
variables,
rela(ng
variables
to
outcomes
Evaluate
alterna(ve
means
the
use
of
models
in
evalua(ng
means,
tes(ng
models,
the
heuris(c
use
of
models
Phase
4:
Resource
Planning
Resource
planning
--
determine
what
resources
will
be
required
and
when
(whats
needed
to
get
there)
Inputs
materials,
supplies,
energy,
and
services
Facili(es
and
equipment
Personnel
Informa(on
Financial
planning
Phase
5:
Implementa(on
and
Control.
Determine
who
is
to
do
what,
when,
and
where
Decide
how
the
implementa(on
and
its
consequences
are
to
be
controlled
Debtors
Money
Money
Employees
Mone
y
Consumers
Corpora(on
s ervices
d
s
an
Good
Money
Money
Suppliers
Government
Investors
and
lenders