"preparatory plan" is a grammatically correct phrase and can be used in written English.
It refers to a plan or strategy that is put in place in advance in order to prepare for a future event or goal. Here is an example sentence: "The company's success was due in large part to their thorough preparatory plan, which involved extensive market research and a detailed budget analysis."
Preparatory plans assist fire personnel in case of fire.
Both the action and preparatory plans will be formulated using an open-ended 'if-then' format.
Focus groups and their preparatory planning can help reveal data interrelationships before larger surveys are undertaken.
The message source file generates the tailored pieces of advice about the health behaviours, attitude, social influence, preparatory plans, self-efficacy and coping plans.
Preparatory plans are measured by three items for each health behaviour, such as "I intend to become a member of a sports club".
When they have indicated their specific plans, they receive positive reinforcement if they have made preparatory plans and additional tips on how to increase the success of their plan.
To realize the behavior change, individuals also have the opportunity to formulate a maximum of three preparatory plans for each chosen sub-behavior (e.g. If I go to the supermarket on Monday, I will buy five apples).
This format was chosen since a small pilot study among members of the target population has shown that this was the most preferred method for making action and preparatory plans.
In session two, participants have to decide which specific sub-behaviors they want to change and how (PO 2), followed by the formation of action and preparatory plans (PO 3).
Population-based retrospective studies of cutting down to quit (a form of preparatory planning and something that precludes spontaneous quitting completely) find it also results in less success than abrupt cessation, even among attempts that result in a period of cessation [ 19].
