SADC Polic y for Strategy Development, Planning, M onitoring and Evaluation Appendix 1: KEY CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS Key concepts Planning is the process through which SADC operational units seek to align operations according to the Regional Indicative Strategic Plan (RISDP) and the Strategic Indicative Plan for the Organ on Politics, Defense and Security (SIPO), the two overall long-term strategic documents of SADC, to achieve intended results within the pre-defined time-frames and given amounts of technical and financial resources whilst using the most feasible implementation approaches. In this policy document, planning refers to operational planning. 28