Arrange the following steps of planning process in a logical sequence (A) Making certain assumptions about the future (B) Selecting the best possible and viable alternative (C) Weighing the pros and cons of each alternative (D) Monitoring the plan to ensure that objectives are achieved Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 2
Option 1 -> This sequence suggests selecting alternatives (B) before weighing their pros and cons (C), which is illogical as evaluation must precede selection. Option 2 -> This follows the correct planning sequence: making assumptions first (A), then evaluating alternatives (C), selecting the best one (B), and finally monitoring (D). Option 3 -> This incorrectly starts with selecting alternatives (B) before making assumptions (A), which reverses the foundational planning steps. Option 4 -> This sequence begins with weighing alternatives (C) before making future assumptions (A), and ends with assumptions, which contradicts logical planning flow. Hence, Option 2: (A), (C), (B), (D) -> The planning process logically begins with making assumptions about the future to establish context, followed by weighing pros and cons of various alternatives through evaluation, then selecting the best viable alternative based on that evaluation, and finally monitoring the plan's implementation to ensure objectives are achieved -> correct
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