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The term planning is imbecilic; everything can change tomorrow.

The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning HENRY MINTZBERG 1994

Similarly, in certain literature of the public sector (so-called public planning), the term planning has been used as a virtual synonym for decision making and project management (see, for example, the various writings of Nutt e.g., 1983, 1984).

The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning HENRY MINTZBERG 1994

Similarly, in certain literature of the public sector (so-called public planning), the term planning has been used as a virtual synonym for decision making and project management (see, for example, the various writings of Nutt e.g., 1983, 1984).

The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning HENRY MINTZBERG 1994

The term planning is imbecilic; everything can change tomorrow.

The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning HENRY MINTZBERG 1994

George Steiner, probably the most prolific of the business planning writers, noted that the word planning comes from the Latin planum, “meaning flat surface” 1969:5.

The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning HENRY MINTZBERG 1994

George Steiner, probably the most prolific of the business planning writers, noted that the word planning comes from the Latin planum, “meaning flat surface” 1969:5.

The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning HENRY MINTZBERG 1994

For Constellation this ruins planning assumptions, as one assumption in planning is "science will roll over and play dead".

Buzz is at it Again: Let's just change everything - NASA Watch 2009

This comment should probably apply to the planning school in general, which could avoid a good deal of confusion by insisting that the word planning be used only with an adjective—other than “strategic”!

The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning HENRY MINTZBERG 1994

This comment should probably apply to the planning school in general, which could avoid a good deal of confusion by insisting that the word planning be used only with an adjective—other than “strategic”!

The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning HENRY MINTZBERG 1994

In my part of the Tokyo area there are plans for no less than four lines to be made, some of those plans will happen others may change (demographics, budgets, etc.), but this type of long term planning is what makes it happen.

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