Roger Kaufman is Professor Emeritus, Florida State University, and Director of Roger Kaufman & Associates. He is also Distinguished Research Professor at the Sonora Institute of Technology. His PhD is in communications from New York University. He consults with public and private organizations in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,   Latin America, and Europe. He is a Certified Performance Technologist and a Diplomate in School Psychology and a Fellow in Educational Psychology of the American Psychological Association. He has been recognized by the ASTD for Distinguished Contribution to Workplace Learning and Performance. Dr. Kaufman has published 39 books and more than 256 articles on strategic planning, performance improvement, quality management and continuous improvement, needs assessment, management, and evaluation.

• PART ONE: THE BASICS OF PRACTICAL PLANNING: DOING WHAT′S RIGHTIntroduction to Practical PlanningIdentifying and Resolving ProblemsA Six-Step ProcessPART TWO: PLANNING: WHERE ARE YOU HEADED NOW? WHERE SHOULD YOU BE GOING? SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE PLANNING SCALESelecting the Planning ScaleWhat Should Be Planned?Types of Strategic PlanningPART THREE: THE ORIGINS OF MEGAPLANNING: THE BIG PICTUREThe Rationale for Needs AssessmentIdentifying Problems Based on NeedsUseful Tools and Approaches for Needs AssessmentDeveloping Detailed Performance IndicatorsPART FOUR: THE STEPS AND TOOLS OF MACROPLANNINGMission AnalysisDeveloping the Overall Management PlanPART FIVE: THE BRIDGE BETWEEN MACROPLANNING AND MICROPLANNINGPlanning in DetailIdentifying FunctionsTask Analysis (A System Analysis Option)Methods-Mean AnalysisPART SIX: SELECTING THE PROPER METHODS AND TOOLS FOR DOINGTools and Techniques for Obtaining Required ResultsPART SEVEN: FROM PLANS TO RESULTS: IMPLEMENTATIONDoing What You′ve PlannedImplementationPART EIGHT: EVALUATION AND CHANGEEvaluation and RevisionWhat Was Accomplished? What Should Be Changed? What Should Be Kept?

Roger Kaufman is Professor Emeritus, Florida State University, and Director of Roger Kaufman & Associates. He is also Distinguished Research Professor at the Sonora Institute of Technology. His PhD is in communications from New York University. He consults with public and private organizations in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,   Latin America, and Europe. He is a Certified Performance Technologist and a Diplomate in School Psychology and a Fellow in Educational Psychology of the American Psychological Association. He has been recognized by the ASTD for Distinguished Contribution to Workplace Learning and Performance. Dr. Kaufman has published 39 books and more than 256 articles on strategic planning, performance improvement, quality management and continuous improvement, needs assessment, management, and evaluation.

• PART ONE: THE BASICS OF PRACTICAL PLANNING: DOING WHAT′S RIGHTIntroduction to Practical PlanningIdentifying and Resolving ProblemsA Six-Step ProcessPART TWO: PLANNING: WHERE ARE YOU HEADED NOW? WHERE SHOULD YOU BE GOING? SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE PLANNING SCALESelecting the Planning ScaleWhat Should Be Planned?Types of Strategic PlanningPART THREE: THE ORIGINS OF MEGAPLANNING: THE BIG PICTUREThe Rationale for Needs AssessmentIdentifying Problems Based on NeedsUseful Tools and Approaches for Needs AssessmentDeveloping Detailed Performance IndicatorsPART FOUR: THE STEPS AND TOOLS OF MACROPLANNINGMission AnalysisDeveloping the Overall Management PlanPART FIVE: THE BRIDGE BETWEEN MACROPLANNING AND MICROPLANNINGPlanning in DetailIdentifying FunctionsTask Analysis (A System Analysis Option)Methods-Mean AnalysisPART SIX: SELECTING THE PROPER METHODS AND TOOLS FOR DOINGTools and Techniques for Obtaining Required ResultsPART SEVEN: FROM PLANS TO RESULTS: IMPLEMENTATIONDoing What You′ve PlannedImplementationPART EIGHT: EVALUATION AND CHANGEEvaluation and RevisionWhat Was Accomplished? What Should Be Changed? What Should Be Kept?

Roger Kaufman is Professor Emeritus, Florida State University, and Director of Roger Kaufman & Associates. He is also Distinguished Research Professor at the Sonora Institute of Technology. His PhD is in communications from New York University. He consults with public and private organizations in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,   Latin America, and Europe. He is a Certified Performance Technologist and a Diplomate in School Psychology and a Fellow in Educational Psychology of the American Psychological Association. He has been recognized by the ASTD for Distinguished Contribution to Workplace Learning and Performance. Dr. Kaufman has published 39 books and more than 256 articles on strategic planning, performance improvement, quality management and continuous improvement, needs assessment, management, and evaluation.

• PART ONE: THE BASICS OF PRACTICAL PLANNING: DOING WHAT′S RIGHTIntroduction to Practical PlanningIdentifying and Resolving ProblemsA Six-Step ProcessPART TWO: PLANNING: WHERE ARE YOU HEADED NOW? WHERE SHOULD YOU BE GOING? SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE PLANNING SCALESelecting the Planning ScaleWhat Should Be Planned?Types of Strategic PlanningPART THREE: THE ORIGINS OF MEGAPLANNING: THE BIG PICTUREThe Rationale for Needs AssessmentIdentifying Problems Based on NeedsUseful Tools and Approaches for Needs AssessmentDeveloping Detailed Performance IndicatorsPART FOUR: THE STEPS AND TOOLS OF MACROPLANNINGMission AnalysisDeveloping the Overall Management PlanPART FIVE: THE BRIDGE BETWEEN MACROPLANNING AND MICROPLANNINGPlanning in DetailIdentifying FunctionsTask Analysis (A System Analysis Option)Methods-Mean AnalysisPART SIX: SELECTING THE PROPER METHODS AND TOOLS FOR DOINGTools and Techniques for Obtaining Required ResultsPART SEVEN: FROM PLANS TO RESULTS: IMPLEMENTATIONDoing What You′ve PlannedImplementationPART EIGHT: EVALUATION AND CHANGEEvaluation and RevisionWhat Was Accomplished? What Should Be Changed? What Should Be Kept?