The planning horizon for operational planning is shorter than that for strategic planning.

Planning Horizon

The time frame within which plans or strategies are developed and expected to be implemented or achieve a specific target.

Operational Planning

The process of creating short-term, detailed steps and allocating resources to achieve the strategic goals of an organization.

Strategic Planning

A systematic process of envisioning a desired future and translating this vision into broadly defined goals or objectives and a sequence of steps to achieve them.