Business GCSE
Functional plans
What Functional plans means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Functional plans
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Reference: AQA
Plans for operations, human resources, marketing and finance into which business objectives are split, with clear links throughout.
Specific actions for each department that contribute to achieving the broader objective.
Plans that set out what each department will do to contribute to the overall objective.
Topics that use Functional plans
- Business operations (AQA GCSE)
- Finance (AQA GCSE)
- Marketing (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Business objectives
- Interdependence
- Business operations
- Clear links
- Coordination
- Coordination across business functions
- Finance influencing other functions
- Impact on cost, quality and capacity
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