What is the difference between policy and planning?

A policy is a set of rules and guidelines that should be applied to all projects. Examples of policies may include: * All workers will wear hard hats * All code must undergo a code-review * No module should be more than 500 lines long * All changes must be recorded in the work log === === A plan is a set of actions that will be undertaken to achieve a goal. For example, if we wanted to design a calculator, the plan would be: * Design the User Interface (E.g. what color the buttons will be) * Write the code * Send to QA to be tested * Fix bugs * Upload to Web Site * Inform WebMaster so ha can create link link * Inform marketing