Plan

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  • A scheme of action, a method of proceeding thought out in advance.
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Abstract from DBPedia
    A plan is typically any diagram or list of steps with details of timing and resources, used to achieve an objective to do something. It is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions through which one expects to achieve a goal. For spatial or planar topologic or topographic sets see map. Plans can be formal or informal: * Structured and formal plans, used by multiple people, are more likely to occur in projects, diplomacy, careers, economic development, military campaigns, combat, sports, games, or in the conduct of other business. In most cases, the absence of a well-laid plan can have adverse effects: for example, a non-robust project plan can cost the organization time and money. * Informal or ad hoc plans are created by individuals in all of their pursuits. The most popular ways to describe plans are by their breadth, time frame, and specificity; however, these planning classifications are not independent of one another. For instance, there is a close relationship between the short- and long-term categories and the strategic and operational categories. It is common for less formal plans to be created as abstract ideas, and remain in that form as they are maintained and put to use. More formal plans as used for business and military purposes, while initially created with and as an abstract thought, are likely to be written down, drawn up or otherwise stored in a form that is accessible to multiple people across time and space. This allows more reliable collaboration in the execution of the plan.

    計画(けいかく、英: planあるいはprojectあるいはprogram)とは、何らかの物事を行うために、あらかじめその方法や手順を考え企てること。また、そうして考えた方法や手順。具体的には、将来実現しようとする目標と、そこに到達するための主要な手段や段階とを組み合わせたものである。 計画には、上述の目的(目標)や方法・手順に加えて具体的な時期、日付などが含まれていることが一般的である。ものによっては詳細な時刻まで含む。なお、実行する日時などまで明確化した計画表(予定表)をスケジュールと言う。(その点で計画は、目的と手順が含まれているが日時が指定されていないような「手順書」や「レシピ」などとは異なっている。) ある計画が実行途中で頓挫したときに発動される次善の策、代替計画(代替プラン)を「plan B (プラン・ビー)」と言う。英語圏では、現場でさかんに用いられる表現である。日本人は、主たる計画がうまくいかなかった場合の代替計画「プランB」をあらかじめ立てておく、ということをないがしろにしがちなところがあり、現実の世の中では最初の計画通りに行かないことがあるにもかかわらず、最初の計画どおりいかなかった場合、日本人は(無計画状態となり)破綻してしまいやすい、という

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