Planning for Practice Explanatory Paper
Introduction
The purpose of this explanatory paper is to clarify and define the nature of effective planning that supports technological practice. It presents the component descriptor, the key ideas underpinning it, and illustrative examples of these from technology and technology education.
Component descriptor
Effective planning techniques are critical for informed and responsive technological practice. Planning tools must be fit for purpose if they are to ensure the successful development of outcomes. Planning allows understandings from past and current experiences, as well as those that may be reliably forecast, to be taken into account in a systematic and managed way. Efficient resource management and accessing of stakeholder feedback relies on forward planning. Planning for practice incorporates ongoing critical evaluation and efficient and appropriate documentation. Planning for Practice can be thought of as the organising practice of technological practice.
