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Why Plans Fail
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Plans can fail for several reasons, including:
Badly-set Objectives: Objectives which are unclear, unrealistic or unchallenging, will likely not be met, partially met or poorly executed.
Poor Information: To base one’s plans on poor information will result in bad planning and consequential failure.
Uncontrollable Circumstances: All the planning in the world cannot force co-operation from others.
Ineffective Communication: Having plans without telling those whom they affect are as bad as having no plans at all.
Drive: A supervisor may find that his employees need to be driven to reach certain planned goals. Supervisors need to ensure that their subordinates keep planning and may have to take corrective action in time.
If you had to look for the signs that little or poor planning is taking place, the kinds of things you might notice would include:
- Objectives not being met
- Numerous crises
- Poor work distribution – some people are overworked and others are idle
- Lack of resources – people not being available when you need them
- Tasks being re-done