Identify the logical steps involved in planning process which every manager has to follow
A. Objectives may be set for the entire organisation and each department
B. The best plan has to be adopted and implemented.
C. Put the plan into action.
D. The manager is required to make certain assumptions about the future
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, D, B, C
(A) Objectives may be set for the entire organisation and each department — first. Planning starts with setting objectives: what the organisation wants to achieve.
(D) The manager is required to make certain assumptions about the future — second. These assumptions are called premises. Plans are made for the future, so the manager must first assume things about demand, prices, policies and so on. This step is called developing premises.
(B) The best plan has to be adopted and implemented. — third. After the different courses of action are listed and compared, the best one is selected.
(C) Put the plan into action. — fourth. Implementing the plan comes after it has been chosen. Follow-up action then checks that it is working.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Planning Process … (i) Setting Objectives: The first and foremost step is setting objectives. Every organisation must have certain objectives. Objectives may be set for the entire organisation and each department or unit within the organisation. Objectives or goals specify what the organisation wants to achieve. …” “(ii) Developing Premises: Planning is concerned with the future which is uncertain and every planner is using conjecture about what might happen in future.” “Therefore, the manager is required to make certain assumptions about the future. These assumptions are called premises. …”
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