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scenarios that occur. Google the term "planning process" and one is treated to a plethora of different stages, steps and viewpoints. But
most have the same things in common when it comes to planning: Situational analysis, alternatives, evaluation, goals, implementation and monitoring/controlling/feedback (Ganly, 2010).
Though all these steps are important, the situational analysis is probably the most important in this particular process. The situational analysis is the basis of the planning process; this is
the phase during which an individual assesses whats going on, gathers relevant information, determines the internal and external environments and other influences, and determines what may or may not have
been done in the past in terms of the particular situation. A misreading of the situation can throw the entire planning process off-kilter, which leads to a great deal of
wasted time, wasted resources and frustration. One very good example of planning missteps as it pertains to situational analysis is the U.S.
war in Iraq. Books have been devoted to the mistakes that were made there, but one huge mistake in the situational analysis was assuming that U.S. troops would be greeted
as liberators once Saddam Husseins government toppled. Because of this assumption, checks were not put into place to prevent actions such as looting and power outages. Furthermore, the situational analysis
failed to take into account insurgency or guerilla warfare against U.S. troops. Because the situation was misread from the start, the United
States spent more time, financial resources and human resources on Iraq than should have been spent in the first place. The rest of the planning (low numbers of troops, ill-equipped
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