Develop organisational plans in a food and drink business

This standard is about the skills and knowledge needed for you to develop organisational plans in a food and drink business. Organisational plans are essential to the successful implementation of food and drink business strategy guided by organisational policy. Organisational plans are the practical directives, with measurable outcomes, used in a food and drink business to ensure specific objectives are achieved. Organisational plans developed for a food and drink business must take into account the resources and time available to meet objectives and also the fast moving nature of a food and drink business. You will need the skills and knowledge to develop organisational plans in a food and drink business, consult on the detail of the plans, receive and provide feedback on the consultation process. This standard is for you if you work in food and drink operations and/or supply operations and are involved in developing organisational plans in a food and drink business.

Prepare to develop plans

1. determine an appropriate timescale and resources needed for the

   development of a plan

2. scope the area the plans will be applied to

3. access and review food and drink business current strategy and

   policy documents

4. determine the specific areas of the strategy that will require

   organisational plans

   Develop plans

5. consult with colleagues and external contacts in development of

   organisational plans

6. determine the actions required to implement the food and drink

   business objectives

7. construct a planning document setting out how to achieve the set

   objectives of the strategy

8. check the plans are flexible enough to deal with short term

   problems and challenges

9. include contingency plans to account for long term changes and

   challenges

   Consult and agree plans

10. discuss and agree the final organisational plans with relevant

    people

11. discuss the impact of the plans on production, quality, compliance

    requirements or other area of the food and drink business with

    relevant people

12. provide feedback on content of the plans to relevant people

13. confirm content of the plans with relevant people

14. provide and receive feedback on the development process

    including your input into the process

15. respond to requests for information, advice and comment on the

    emerging organisational plans

1. what the sources of information are detailing your organisation's

   current strategy or policy and how to obtain them

   2. why it is important to align strategy and policy to the aims,

   objectives and therefore organisational plans of the food and drink

   business

   3. the timescale and resources required to carry out the

   development of organisational plans

   4. what the internal and external influences are on the development

   of organisational plans in a food and drink business

   5. why it is important to determine the current and future effect of

   plans on productivity, quality, compliance requirements or other

   area of the food and drink business

   6. why it is important to ensure the organisational plans are realistic

   and are achievable

   7. the importance of including sufficient practical detail in the

   organisational plans to ensure the outcomes of the plans are

   measurable

   8. how to carry out consultation when carrying out development of

   plans in a food and drink business

   9. the organisational communication channels used when

   developing organisational plans

   10. how to give and receive feedback about the development process