Plan (disambiguation)
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A Plan
is a set of instructions for attaining a given objective.
Plan may also refer to:
Plan
A plan is typically any diagram or list of steps with timing and resources, used to achieve an objective. See also strategy. It is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions, through which one expects to achieve a goal...
is a set of instructions for attaining a given objective.
Plan may also refer to:
- Plans (drawings)Plans (drawings)Plans are a set of drawings or two-dimensional diagrams used to describe a place or object, or to communicate building or fabrication instructions. Usually plans are drawn or printed on paper, but they can take the form of a digital file.- Overview :...
, used for portraying an existing place or object, or for providing instructions to build or fabricate a place or object.- Archaeological planArchaeological planAn archaeological plan in an archaeological excavation, is a drawn record of features in the horizontal plane.- Overview :Archaeological plan can either take the form of...
- Architectural drawingArchitectural drawingAn architectural drawing or architect's drawing is a technical drawing of a building that falls within the definition of architecture...
- Architectural planArchitectural planAn architectural plan is a plan for architecture, and the documentation of written and graphic descriptions of the architectural elements of a building project including sketches, drawings and details.- Overview :...
- BlueprintBlueprintA blueprint is a type of paper-based reproduction usually of a technical drawing, documenting an architecture or an engineering design. More generally, the term "blueprint" has come to be used to refer to any detailed plan....
- Engineering drawingEngineering drawingAn engineering drawing, a type of technical drawing, is used to fully and clearly define requirements for engineered items.Engineering drawing produces engineering drawings . More than just the drawing of pictures, it is also a language—a graphical language that communicates ideas and information...
- Floor planFloor planIn architecture and building engineering, a floor plan, or floorplan, is a diagram, usually to scale, showing a view from above of the relationships between rooms, spaces and other physical features at one level of a structure....
- PlatPlatA plat in the U.S. is a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Other English-speaking countries generally call such documents a cadastral map or plan....
- Technical drawingTechnical drawingTechnical drawing, also known as drafting or draughting, is the act and discipline of composing plans that visually communicate how something functions or has to be constructed.Drafting is the language of industry....
- Automated planning and schedulingAutomated planning and schedulingAutomated planning and scheduling is a branch of artificial intelligence that concerns the realization of strategies or action sequences, typically for execution by intelligent agents, autonomous robots and unmanned vehicles. Unlike classical control and classification problems, the solutions are...
, a branch of Artificial Intelligence
- Archaeological plan
- The Five Year PlansFive-year planFive-Year Plan may refer to:*Five-Year Plans for the National Economy of the Soviet Union*Five-Year Plans of Argentina*Five-Year Plans of Bhutan*Five-Year Plans of the People's Republic of China*Five-Year Plans of Cuba*Five-year plans of Ethiopia...
of planned socialist economies - Plan view, an orthographic projection
- Plan (aid organisation)Plan (aid organisation)Plan is a global children’s charity which operates in 48 countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas. It is made up of 21 national organisations responsible for raising funds and awareness in their respective countries...
, an international aid organisation that allows people to sponsor children in developing countries - .plan file, a file containing user information used by the Finger protocolFinger protocolIn computer networking, the Name/Finger protocol and the Finger user information protocol are simple network protocols for the exchange of human-oriented status and user information.-Name/Finger protocol:...
- Plan magazine, an Irish architectural publication
- Plan (calendar program)Plan (calendar program)plan is a calendar and day planner program for the X Window System based on the Motif widget set. Its main window shows a month ; the user can insert appointments at given days and time. An accompanying program pland reminds the user of appointments by showing a warning window or running an...
, a calendar program for the X Window System - Plans (album)Plans (album)Plans has received positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 66 out of 100, indicating "Generally favorable reviews."-Track listing:-Personnel:*Ben Gibbard – vocals, guitars...
, an album by the band Death Cab for Cutie - "Plans", a song by Bloc Party from their album Silent AlarmSilent Alarm (album)Silent Alarm is the debut studio album by British indie rock band Bloc Party. Recorded in Copenhagen and London in mid-2004 with producer Paul Epworth, it was released in February 2005 on Wichita Recordings. The record peaked at number three on the United Kingdom Albums Chart...
- Plans (song)Plans (song)"Plans" is the second single from Australian alternative rock band Birds of Tokyo's self-titled third album, Birds of Tokyo. The song proved to be their most successful single to date, peaking at #11 on the Australian Singles Chart and becoming their first ever single to hit the top 50 in Australia...
, a song by Birds of Tokyo - Plan (film)Plan (film)Plan is a Bollywood film which was released in January 2004. It starred Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra, Dino Morea and Sameera Reddy. It was produced by Sanjay Gupta and directed by Hriday Shetty. This film is loosely based on the 1997 Hollywood comedy Suicide Kings.-Plot:Four individuals, from...
, a 2004 Bollywood film - Calligra Plan, a project management application
Acronym
PLAN may refer to:- PLAN (examination)PLAN (examination)The PLAN is a preliminary ACT test that is generally administered in the sophomore year. ACT, Inc. claims that it predicts success on the ACT. It is viewed as the ACT's equivalent of the PSAT.- Components :...
, a standardized test administered by ACT, Inc. - P.L.A.N.P.L.A.N.P.L.A.N. was a 1970's era school curriculum which was designed to allow students to learn at their own pace without the need of traditional classroom instruction .A worksheet called a TLU was used for instruction along with various other workbooks...
(Planning and Learning with Accordance to Need), a 1970s era school curriculum - PLANSPLANSPeople for Legal and Non-Sectarian Schools is an organization based in California in the United States which campaigns against the public funding of Waldorf methods charter schools alleging they violate the United States Constitution's separation of church and state...
(People for Legal and Non-Sectarian Schools) - People's Liberation Army NavyPeople's Liberation Army NavyThe People's Liberation Army Navy is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army , the military of the People's Republic of China. Until the early 1990s, the navy performed a subordinate role to the PLA Land Forces. Since then, it has undergone rapid modernisation...
of China - People's Liberation Army of NamibiaPeople's Liberation Army of NamibiaThe People's Liberation Army of Namibia was the active military wing of the South West Africa People's Organization during the Namibian War of Independence. It sought independence for the territory from South African rule. PLAN launched its first attack on the South African military at...
- Personal Localized Alerting Network, an emergency alert system that uses mobile devices
- PLAN (computer language)PLAN (computer language)PLAN – Programming LAnguage for the Nineteen-hundred – was the assembly language for the ICT 1900 series computers.- References :...
is the Programming LAnguage for Nineteen-hundred - a low-level language used to program the ICT 1900 series computers
Place names
Plan is the name of:- Plan, a city in West Bohemia, see Planá u Mariánských LázníPlaná u Mariánských LázníPlaná, or Planá u Mariánských Lázní is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It lies some to the west from the region capital of Pilsen....
, also Planá - Plan, a village in South Bohemia, see Planá (České Budějovice District)Planá (Ceské Budejovice District)Planá is a village in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 250 inhabitants.First written mention about the settlement is from year 1259...
- Plan (Huesca), a place in the Spanish Provinz Huesca
- Plan (Samnaun), a village in the Swiss Gemeinde SamnaunSamnaunSamnaun is a municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.-History:The valley was first used as a seasonal mountain pasture for the villages of Tschlin and Ramosch. By 1220 the first permanent farm houses are mentioned...
Planning
A plan or plans may be a component of:- Project planningProject planningProject planning is part of project management, which relates to the use of schedules such as Gantt charts to plan and subsequently report progress within the project environment....
- Urban planningUrban planningUrban planning incorporates areas such as economics, design, ecology, sociology, geography, law, political science, and statistics to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities....
- Language planningLanguage planningLanguage planning is a deliberate effort to influence the function, structure, or acquisition of languages or language variety within a speech community. It is often associated with government planning, but is also used by a variety of non-governmental organizations, such as grass-roots...
Plan types
Specific types of plans include:- Business planBusiness planA business plan is a formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons why they are believed attainable, and the plan for reaching those goals. It may also contain background information about the organization or team attempting to reach those goals....
- Development planDevelopment PlanA development plan is an aspect of town and country planning in the United Kingdom comprising a set of documents that set out the local authority's policies and proposals for the development and use of land in their area...
- Marketing planMarketing planA marketing plan may be part of an overall business plan.Solid marketing strategy is the foundation of a well-written marketing plan. While a marketing plan contains a list of actions, a marketing plan without a sound strategic foundation is of little use....
- Military planMilitary planA military operation plan is a formal plan for military armed forces, their military organizations and units to conduct operations, as drawn up by commanders within the combat operations process in achieving objectives before or during a conflict...
- Retirement plan
See also
- PDCAPDCAPDCA is an iterative four-step management method used in business for the control and continuous improvement of processes and products...
(Plan-do-check-act) - Planner (disambiguation)
- The Plan (disambiguation)