planning

n. programming, scheming, scheduling

v. make a scheme, plot, design, contrive

Planning is both the organizational process of creating and maintaining a plan; and the psychological process of thinking about the activities required to create a desired future on some scale. As such, it is a fundamental property of intelligent behaviour. This thought process is essential to the creation and refinement of a plan, or integration of it with other plans, that is, it combines forecasting of developments with the prepararation of scenarios of how to react to them.
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Planning /plan·ning/ consciously setting forth a scheme to achieve a desired end or goal. natural family planning rhythm method. [more]Planning - Community and Resources

Noun
1. an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"
(hypernym) preparation, readying
(hyponym) birth control, birth prevention, family planning
(derivation) plan
2. the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
(hypernym) design, designing
(hyponym) city planning, town planning, urban planning
(derivation) design, plan
3. the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"
(synonym) preparation, provision
(hypernym) thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection, mentation
(hyponym) agreement, arrangement
(derivation) plan, project, contrive, design

Noun
1. a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"
(synonym) program, programme
(hypernym) idea, thought
(hyponym) audit program, audit programme
(derivation) project, contrive, design
2. an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests"
(synonym) design
(hypernym) arrangement, organization, organisation, system
(hyponym) configuration, constellation
(derivation) project, contrive, design
3. scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file"
(synonym) architectural plan
(hypernym) drawing
(hyponym) elevation
(derivation) design
Verb
1. have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion"
(synonym) be after
(hypernym) intend, mean, think
(hyponym) think out
2. make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) schedule
(derivation) design
3. make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
(synonym) project, contrive, design
(hypernym) create by mental act, create mentally
(hyponym) concert
(derivation) design
4. make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"
(synonym) design
(hypernym) create by mental act, create mentally
(hyponym) engineer
(derivation) architectural plan

n. schedule; program