Basic Planning
Basic planning is the process used by management to evaluate the organizational goals. The planning process also includes creating a plan so the set goal can be successfully achieved. The basic planning process is made up of seven steps. The steps are: setting objectives, analyzing and evaluating the environments, identifying the alternatives, selecting the best solution, implementing the plan, controlling and assessing the results. The South Carolina Beauty Bar does not have different managers or departments. Therefore, the owner, manager, and assistant manager play a role in the basic planning process. There are no three levels of management.
• Setting Objectives - "Objectives set out what a business is trying to achieve. …show more content…
• “Evaluate possible courses of action or tactics" (Plunkett, 2013). The South Carolina Beauty Bar will be located in the Crosscreek Connection Plaza. After analyzing and evaluating environments as the owner this location has been determined as the best. There are more businesses in this area and the main route of traffic in and out of Greenwood passes through the chosen area. Meaning there will be more business.
• Identifying the Alternatives - "These alternatives may be entirely separate ways to achieve a goal, as well as variations of one or more different options" (Plunkett, 2013). Identifying the alternatives for The South Carolina Beauty Bar would be staffing the right employees. “In order to recruit strategically, an organization may need to gather information about potential candidates for a job who do not work for that organization and may not have applied for a job at that organization before. The recruitment process translates environmental scans and labor market analyses into specific actions to find and attract pools of candidates with the specific competencies and skill sets that the organization needs, wherever these candidates …show more content…
Comparing Measured Performance to Establish Standards – Management compares the performance against the established standards.
4. Taking Corrective Action – Fixing problems or issues so the same mistakes won't be made in the future.

Types of Organizational Controls

Organizations have to constantly check to make sure they are meeting or exceeding the goals that they have set for the organization. This is where the three types of organizational controls come in: feedforward, concurrent and feedback controls.
1. Feedforward controls prevent any problems because it's in place before any activities began.
2. A concurrent control takes place while the activity is going.
3. Feedback controls involves feedback after the activity is complete. Conclusion
As the owner and operator of the Beauty Bar of South Carolina you are the passion behind your beauty business. The owner is the person with ultimate control of every aspect of the business. My responsibility not only includes making a profit, but branding, marketing, finding premises, hiring staff and cash flow. “People are indeed the most valuable asset of an organization. Without their knowledge, skills, and talents, an organization will not be able to operate or compete effectively in the market” (Youssef,