Advantages and Limitations of Planning

Following are the advantages and limitations of planning:

1. Advantages

1. Decision of network or bar chart makes the contractor to know more about the job.
2. With proper planning, the financial burden will be lessened for the contractor.
3. By proper programming, weekly supply of labour can be attended.
4. Programme provides a standard against which actual work can be measured.

2. Limitations

1. Effectiveness depends on correct assumptions.
2. Planning is expensive.
3. Planning delays action.
4. Planning encourages of false sense of activity.