Introduction

Potential Problem Avoidance Planning is an eight-step process.  After deciding about the solution, we implement the decision through effective planning.  Good planning is an eight-step process for avoiding potential problems.  The eight steps are as follows:

1. Write a planning statement.

2. List the steps.

3. Identify critical steps with high potential risk.

4. List potential problems.

5. Set priorities on potential problems.

6. Analyse each major potential problem.

7. Repeat steps 3 to 6 for other critical steps.

8. Insert major preventive and contingent actions back into original plan.

In this section we will review each of these steps of successful planning. We will present all the steps in detail and give examples. At the end of this section is a planning sheet you can use to implement your decisions.