Summary of Planning

Business/Marketing Plan Template

Military/Expedition Planning

• Situation
  • Ground
    What is the terrain like? Are there any obstacles to be avoided or coped with? What is the weather likely to be?
  • Hostile Forces
    Is there an enemy or are there competitors who you have to avoid or beat? What are they likely to be doing? Where are they likely to be going?
  • Friendly Forces
    Is there anybody around doing similar things who can help you? What are they trying to do?

• Aim
  You need a simple statement of the aim of your plan. This might be 'To climb the mountain' or 'To capture hill 132'. By keeping the aim simple, you give subordinates the scope to use their initiative.

• Execution
  This is where you detail who is to do what, when, where, why, and how.

• Resources
  Here you can detail the resources available to assist execution of the plan, where equipment may be found, etc.

• Command & Control
  How are you going to control the plan? What signals are you going to use?