What is the definition of planning in general?

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Definitions of planning on the Web:
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"
the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"
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The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the laws on granting of planning permission for building works, notably including those of the listed building system. The full text of the Act is available online from HMSO.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planning_(Listed_Buildings_and_Conservation_Areas)_Act

the determination of the goals and objectives of an enterprise and the selection, through a systematic consideration of alternatives, of the policies, programs and procedures for achieving them.An activity devoted to clearly identifying, defining, and determining courses of action, before their initiation, necessary to achieve predetermined goals and objectives.
www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/glossary/P.htm

The process of anticipating future occurrences and problems, exploring their probable impact, and detailing policies, goals, objectives, and strategies to solve the problems. This often includes preparing options documents, considering alternatives, and issuing final plans.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/evaluation/glossary/glossary_p.htm

The Planning Section Chief is tasked with the collection and display of incident information, primarily consisting of the status of all resources and overall status of the incident.
www.dictionaryofeverything.com/explore/799/Incident_Command_System.html

Congregate Care Center: Facility where shelter and food is provided to evacuees.
www.westchestergov.com/discemergplan/glossaryofterms.htm

the process of setting objectives, or goals, and formulating policies, strategies, and procedures to meet them.
www.powerhomebiz.com/Glossary/glossary-P.htm

Any activities associated with assisting a landowner in applying for permits and other land rights issues. Includes I&E and surveys not also necessary for design. Working with a landowner to ascertain (if not already planned) what variation of a practice is best for their site. For example, what type of grade stabilization structure or type of stacking area? Planning is done first, on a land-use basis. Then individual practices are selected. ...
techreg.sc.egov.usda.gov/NTE/TSPNTE2/def_glossary.html

There have been discussions on the lists about the item, and maybe work done on the architecture, but no or very little code has been written at this point.
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Planning is a fundamental function of management. It consists of selecting strategies from among alternative courses of action, both for the enterprise as a whole and for every department or section in it. Planning is, in effect, deciding in advance what to do, how to do it, when to do it and who is to do it. Planning assumes that rational processes can be used to nominate resources and define appropriate future action which will produce desired outcomes. ...
www.unisa.edu.au/pas/qap/planning/glossary.asp

The process of setting development goals and policy, gathering and evaluating information, and developing alternatives for future actions based on the evaluation of the information.
www.ci.austin.tx.us/zoning/glossary.htm

The primary resource allocation process of DoD. One of three major decision making support systems for defense acquisition. It is a formal, systematic structure for making decisions on policy, strategy, and the development of forces and capabilities to accomplish anticipated missions. ...
strategicsourcing.navy.mil/reference_documents/defs.cfm

The process of choosing the who, what, how, when, and where of goal attainment.
strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/instco-levc.nsf/en/h_qw00037e.html

The process of establishing the sequence and relationship of a series of operations prior to construction work commencing.
www.ecbp.org/glossary.htm

The process of gathering information and goal development that has an individualized focus. The person for whom the planning is done is present at the meeting and the input from that person guides or directs the planning process.
rrtcpbs.fmhi.usf.edu/rrtcpbsweb/glossary.htm

to fulfil the environmental policy
www.arenanetwork.org/glossary/ems.asp

Summary of all registers
www.trost-orgel.de/english/trlexi.html

The selection of a sequence of operations in order to bring about one or more goals. An important area of enquiry of artificial intelligence. See also Problem Behaviour Graph, Problem Reduction.
www.informatics.susx.ac.uk/books/computers-and-thought/gloss/node1.html

The information processing and knowledge necessary to decide upon a course of action.
www.usabilitysa.co.za/hcigloss.htm

a process to determine goals and objectives and to devise the means by which they can be accomplished. (See Strategic Planning, Tactical Planning and Operational Planning)
www.scoea.bc.ca/glossary2001.htm

1. The management function that establishes organizational goals or objectives and creates the means for accomplishing them; 2. Includes defining goals, establishing strategy, and developing designs to coordinate activities.
www.crfonline.org/orc/glossary/p.html

A release planning meeting is used to create a release plan, which lays out the overall project. The release plan is then used to create iteration plans for each individual iteration. It is important for technical people to make the technical decisions and business people to make the business decisions. Release planning has a set of rules that allows everyone involved with the project to make their own decisions. The rules define a method to negotiate a schedule everyone can commit to. ...
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The process by which the library envisions its future and develops the necessary objectives and actions to achieve those future goals. Consultants from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries are available to work with trustees, directors and other library supporters to develop long range plans for individual libraries.
www.odl.state.ok.us/servlibs/l-files/glossp.htm

The drawing-up of some future course of action by an entity for a defined period of time especially with reference to its financial performance.
wps.pearsoned.co.uk/wps/media/objects/1065/1090612/glossary.html

involves an attempt to forecast what will happen in the future and the establishment of objectives, both economic and social. Page 25
www.ucs.mun.ca/~rsexty/business1000/glossary/P.htm

The part of the dental hygiene process of care that includes the development of a program.
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The process of identifying the means, resources and actions necessary to accomplish an objective.
www.mccombs.utexas.edu/faculty/Linda.Bailey/glossary.htm