Organizational Plans
Brien Thigpen
XMGT/230
June 15, 2015
Nicole Dinan

Organizational Plans
Bateman, T.S. & Snell, S.A. (2011) states that the different types of plans that organizations can use are: Situational Analysis, studies past events, examines current conditions, and attempts to forecast future trends. It focuses on the internal forces at work in the organization or work unit and, consistent with the open-systems approach. The Alternative Goals and Plans, based on the situational analysis, the planning process should generate alternative goals that may be pursued in the future and the alternative plans that may be used to achieve those goals.
Goal and Plan Evaluation, managers will evaluate the advantages, disadvantages, and potential effects of each alternative goal and plan. They must prioritize those goals and even eliminate some of them. Goal and Plan Selection, once managers have assessed the various goals and plans, they will select the one that is most appropriate and feasible.
The evaluation process will identify the priorities and trade-offs among the goals and plans. Implementation, successful implementation requires a plan to be linked to other systems in the organization, particularly the budget and reward systems. If the manager does not have a budget with financial resources to execute the plan, the plan is probably doomed. Similarly, goal achievement must be linked to the organization’s reward system.
Monitor and Control, without it, you would never know whether your plan is succeeding. Managers must continually monitor the actual performance of their work units against the unit’s goals and plans. I use the situational analysis, because the cake decorating field changes often and I need to keep up with future changes. The monitor and control plan is one that I will use, I think that it is necessary in the workplace in order to