Tactical plans have shorter time frames and narrower scopes than strategic plans. Tactical planning provides the specific ideas for implementing the strategic plan. It is the process of making detailed decisions about what to do, who will do it, and how to do it.

• Tactical planning is often done on a fixed schedule.
• The problems confronted in tactical planning tend to be of a repetitive nature.
• Tactically planning usually has a short time horizon.
• Tactical planning concentrates on a narrow operational planning task.
• Tactical planning is usually from a functional point of view.