Planning is needed both in the business and non-business organizations. Some people think that planning is based on the future anticipations and nothing can be said with certainty about future. Therefore, it is a useless process.
Following are the limitations of planning:
(1) Planning Creates Rigidity:
Although the quality of flexibility is inherent in planning, meaning thereby that in case of need changes can be brought in, but it must be admitted that only small changes are possible. Big changes are neither possible nor in the interest of the organisation.
(2) Planning Does Not Work in a Dynamic Environment:
Planning is based on the anticipation of future happenings. Since future is uncertain and dynamic, therefore, the future anticipations are not always true. Therefore, to consider planning as the basis of success is like a leap in the dark.
(3) Planning Reduces Creativity:
Under planning all the activities connected with the attainment of objectives of the organisation are pre-determined. Consequently, everybody works as they have been directed to do and as it has been made clear in the plans.
(4) Planning Involves Huge Costs:
Planning is a small work but its process is really big. Planning becomes meaningful only after traversing a long path. It takes a lot of time to cover this path.
(5) Planning is a Time-consuming Process:
Planning is a blessing in facing a definite situation but because of its long process it cannot face sudden emergencies. Sudden emergencies can be in the form of some unforeseen problem or some opportunity of profits and there has been no planning for all these situations beforehand and which now requires immediate decision.
(6) Planning Does Not Guarantee Success:
Sometimes the managers think that planning solves all their problems. Such thinking makes them neglect their real work and the adverse effect of such an attitude has to be faced by the organisation.
Meghna Thapar 4 years ago
Planning is needed both in the business and non-business organizations. Some people think that planning is based on the future anticipations and nothing can be said with certainty about future. Therefore, it is a useless process.
Following are the limitations of planning:
(1) Planning Creates Rigidity:
Although the quality of flexibility is inherent in planning, meaning thereby that in case of need changes can be brought in, but it must be admitted that only small changes are possible. Big changes are neither possible nor in the interest of the organisation.
(2) Planning Does Not Work in a Dynamic Environment:
Planning is based on the anticipation of future happenings. Since future is uncertain and dynamic, therefore, the future anticipations are not always true. Therefore, to consider planning as the basis of success is like a leap in the dark.
(3) Planning Reduces Creativity:
Under planning all the activities connected with the attainment of objectives of the organisation are pre-determined. Consequently, everybody works as they have been directed to do and as it has been made clear in the plans.
(4) Planning Involves Huge Costs:
Planning is a small work but its process is really big. Planning becomes meaningful only after traversing a long path. It takes a lot of time to cover this path.
(5) Planning is a Time-consuming Process:
Planning is a blessing in facing a definite situation but because of its long process it cannot face sudden emergencies. Sudden emergencies can be in the form of some unforeseen problem or some opportunity of profits and there has been no planning for all these situations beforehand and which now requires immediate decision.
(6) Planning Does Not Guarantee Success:
Sometimes the managers think that planning solves all their problems. Such thinking makes them neglect their real work and the adverse effect of such an attitude has to be faced by the organisation.
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