Scnr plnnng, scnr thnkng, scnr nlyss, scnr prdctn nd th scnr mthd ll dscrb strtgc plnnng mthd tht sm rgnztns s t mk flxbl lng-trm plns. t s n lrg prt n dpttn nd gnrlztn f clssc mthds sd by mltry ntllgnc.
n th mst cmmn pplctn f th mthd, nlysts gnrt smltn gms fr plcy mkrs. Th mthd cmbns knwn fcts, sch s dmgrphcs, ggrphy nd mnrl rsrvs, wth mltry, pltcl, nd ndstrl nfrmtn, nd ky drvng frcs dntfd by cnsdrng scl, tchncl, cnmc, nvrnmntl, nd pltcl ("STP") trnds.
n bsnss pplctns, th mphss n ndrstndng th bhvr f ppnnts hs bn rdcd whl mr ttntn s nw pd t chngs n th ntrl nvrnmnt. t Ryl Dtch Shll fr xmpl, scnr plnnng hs bn dscrbd s chngng mndsts bt th xgns prt f th wrld prr t frmltng spcfc strtgs.
Scnr plnnng my nvlv spcts f systms thnkng, spcfclly th rcgntn tht mny fctrs my cmbn n cmplx wys t crt smtms srprsng ftrs (d t nn-lnr fdbck lps). Th mthd ls llws th nclsn f fctrs tht r dffclt t frmlz, sch s nvl nsghts bt th ftr, dp shfts n vls, nd nprcdntd rgltns r nvntns. Systms thnkng sd n cnjnctn wth scnr plnnng lds t plsbl scnr strylns bcs th csl rltnshp btwn fctrs cn b dmnstrtd. Ths css, n whch scnr plnnng s ntgrtd wth systms thnkng pprch t scnr dvlpmnt, r smtms rfrrd t s "dynmc scnrs".
Crtcs f sng sbjctv nd hrstc mthdlgy t dl wth ncrtnty nd cmplxty rg tht th tchnq hs nt bn xmnd rgrsly, nr nflncd sffcntly by scntfc vdnc. Thy ctn gnst sng sch mthds t "prdct" bsd n wht cn b dscrbd s rbtrry thms nd "frcstng tchnqs".
chllng nd strngth f scnr-bldng s tht "prdctrs r prt f th scl cntxt bt whch thy r tryng t mk prdctn nd my nflnc tht cntxt n th prcss". s cnsqnc, sctl prdctns cn bcm slf-dstrctng. Fr xmpl, scnr n whch lrg prcntg f ppltn wll bcm HV nfctd bsd n xstng trnds my cs mr ppl t vd rsky bhvr nd ths rdc th HV nfctn rt, nvldtng th frcst (whch mght hv rmnd crrct f t hd nt bn pblcly knwn). r, prdctn tht cybrscrty wll bcm mjr ss my cs rgnztns t mplmnt mr scr cybrscrty msrs, ths lmtng th ss.