Discuss the importance of planning. If two football teams of equal ability are going to meet two weeks hence, which do you think will have the best ch

Discuss the importance of planning.
Importance of Planning

• It avoids risks and uncertainty- thinking carried out during planning anticipates risks and and finds round about measures to minimize them
• it leads to success- a planned venture is always better than one that is based on intuition
• it helps to focus on organizational goals- planning is all about determining business goals
• it facilitates controlling- provides basis for control measures

If two football teams of equal ability are going to meet two weeks hence, which do you think will have the best chance of winning: Team 1, which has scouted the other team and trained its players on Team 2’ s strengths and weaknesses, or Team 2 which has ignored its opponents?

In theory team 1 has more chance to win since it has planned for it