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planning

vr.tr.planning · ACT.ACT

Let an agent support planning at any level: structure goals and tasks, choose planning methods, produce and review plans, and point to domain-specific planning practices and regulations.

Thing Registry Activities and processes

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent support planning at any level: structure goals and tasks, choose planning methods, produce and review plans, and point to domain-specific planning practices and regulations.

The process of thinking about and organising the activities needed to achieve a goal, producing plans that set objectives, sequence tasks, allocate resources and anticipate risks; planning occurs at personal, organisational and societal levels, including project, financial, transport, urban and development planning and policy making.

What it is for: Achieving goals through organised action.

It can be structure a goal into a plan; choose a planning method; identify risks and contingencies; point to domain planning practices.

Distinguishing features

Goal-directed

Anticipatory

Multi-level

Domain-specific methods

What it looks like

Not physical; plans, schedules, maps and documents.

How it is recognised

Objectives, tasks and timelines

Resource and risk sections

A forecast predicts; a plan decides

Related models

is a kind of - category

activity

is a kind of - category

creation

is related to - planning models

mathematical model

is related to - budgeting

direct-cost

In practice

Families and kinds

personal planning and habit tracking

project and business planning

financial planning

urban, transport and development planning

policy planning

Standards and regulation

Project management standards such as ISO 21500

Planning law for land use

Public policy planning frameworks

Failure modes and hazards

Over-optimistic plans

Ignoring uncertainty

Plans not followed or updated

Also called

transportation planningpolicy makingdevelopment planningmuseum planninglanguage planninghabit trackingschedulingresource allocationnationalization of a foreign language in JapanRosteringflexible schedulinginterval schedulingreschedulingwater allocationplant resource allocationanimal resource allocationCapital allocationdata stripingoverprovisioningresource allocation in computingfamily planning policy of People's Republic of ChinaFamily policy in Japanthree-child policyAttack treetown and country planningcampaign planningroute planninglong-term planninginfrastructure planning studiessuccession planningcorporate planningrailway operation plandocumentation planningindustrial planninglibrary planningmanpower planningIntegrated resource planningcultural planningscience planningtourism planning

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.planning

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Structure Building a plan.

From goal to tasks.

Goal

Defining the goal.

Goal

Goal.

  1. What is the goal, and how will success be measured? definition
  2. What constraints apply? boundary

Tasks

Breaking down.

Tasks

Tasks.

  1. Which tasks, in what order, achieve the goal? action
  2. What resources and time does each need? measurement
Method Approaches.

Methods fit contexts.

Choose

Choosing a method.

Choose

Method choice.

  1. Which planning approach suits this situation, from simple checklists to formal project methods? action
  2. Is an agile or adaptive approach better? boundary

Tools

Planning tools.

Tools

Tools.

  1. Which tools help, such as Gantt charts, kanban boards or habit trackers? action
  2. How is progress tracked? action
Risk Uncertainty.

Plan for change.

Risks

Identifying risks.

Risks

Risks.

  1. What could go wrong, and what contingencies are needed? action
  2. How is the planning fallacy avoided? provenance

Review

Updating plans.

Review

Review.

  1. When and how should the plan be reviewed? action
  2. What triggers replanning? boundary
Domains Specialised planning.

Domains have rules.

Public

Urban and policy planning.

Public

Public planning.

  1. Which laws and consultation rules govern urban, transport or development planning here? provenance
  2. How can the public participate? provenance

Personal

Personal and financial.

Personal

Personal planning.

  1. How can personal or financial planning be structured, in general terms? action
  2. Is regulated financial advice needed? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each planning domain be a separate entry?
  • How should planning standards be linked?
  • How should planning law be localised?
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