organizational (adjective, or-gan-i-za-tion-al, \ ˌɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃənl \) planning (noun, plan-ning, \ ˈplænɪŋ \)
Definition: is the process of determining a company’s short- and long-term goals, and developing and controlling strategies that are specifically designed to meet them. This process is also tied to such activities as recruitment and company resource distribution and represents a key responsibility of the company’s management. Organizational planning can be done for an entire organization, a smaller unit, or even a single department, as long as it is performed in alignment with the business’ general direction.
In a Sentence:
- Since we are going to open a new branch office in Lexington next month, we should do some organizational planning to make sure that it will become an organic part of our organization.
- After the recent change of the CEO at Turkish Linens Inc. the company started an organizational planning process to determine the new long-term strategies.
- The marketing department has been undergoing some serious organizational planning, as the board determined that the money allocated to them isn’t being spent efficiently.
Synonyms and related words: future map, workforce development planning, long-term objective
