Hierarchy of Plans (Prelims)

  The hierarchy of plans is divided into eight steps respectively, Purpose/mission →Objectives→ Strategies → Policies → Procedures →Rules → Programs→ Budget. Each and every step is essential in Management Planning, let us discuss and understand each step carefully.

Purpose/Mission is the first and foremost the basic foundation of the hierarchy , this is the step where  it states and defines the purpose of the organization and its main goal is to direct the organization to its further development and to its best opportunities. After the purpose comes the Objectives in which planning, organizing,staffing, leading and controlling is aimed and done in the purpose of fulfilling and building the mission goal. Next comes Strategies where there is devotion and compliance to the objectives in order to achieve the goals, in this step a generalized process of action with commitment of emphasis and discipline is given in order to attain and finish a broad spectrum of objectives.

Policies is the step in which guides and channel thinking and the action in decision making is based and should be complied with and followed in order to have a uniform result and have a common goal and objectives which slowly aid in solidifying and reaching the Mission goal of the organization. The following step is Procedures it is a plan that establish a required method of handling future activities , it is a guide to action rather than thinking due to its nature of having to be followed in order to reproduce a desired,expected and satisfactory result.Rules it is essentially a spectrum of specific and definite action that should be taken and strictly followed except when the a dire situation arises in which required actions should be chosen among the alternatives.

Programs is the result of complying to the goals,policies,procedures,task assignment and other steps to be taken to carry out a given course of action, it is the result of combining and following the previous steps thus it is the "expected results" from the actions and strict compliance to the mission.Finally the Budget is the statement of expected results in expressed in numerical terms it is also called the numberized program

Each of the following steps should be followed schematically in order to obtain the desired end result, one should carefully take each step and ensure it is solid enough in order to ensure that it will not slowly crumble in the end. With each planned and determined step forward each and every effort and hard work will piece together in order to create a masterpiece. I will end this blog with this quote