Planning is an inevitable practice in a successful business, the business model you choose the level of success you will get. For a company to be more successful, tactical management is recommended. This kind of management revolves around long-term planning. The company creates a bigger picture of what they hope to achieve and set about implementing the plan until the business makes its ambitions. Tactical management, on the other hand, is more of short term planning. The company just plans on a short-term basis by the company’s current needs. Strategic planning creates ambitions for the company as the model has clear objectives of what they expect eventually from the enterprise. The company using strategic planning is more visionary and stable and is less likely to crumble. How IT Managed Services improves Strategic planning IT has revolutionized the business world, and a company needs an IT department to keep up with the bombarding business demands. One of the biggest advantages of having IT Managed Services is that the company will have excellent records. The records can always be used as a reference point to help the company find out the exact details that they are looking for. Records are also an excellent indicator of how the business has improved over time. IT services save the company, valuable time by performing business functions faster and more efficiently. The firm can use the time saved more productively and resourcefully. The IT network is used to do complex and mandatory company objectives such as budgeting. Long-term budgeting is of particular importance for strategic planning. This is because the company needs its money allocation as accurate as possible. Proper budgeting will make the business more efficient.