<s>
The	O
Franklin	B-Application
Planner	I-Application
is	O
a	O
paper-based	O
time	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	O
created	O
by	O
Hyrum	O
W	O
.	O
Smith	O
first	O
sold	O
in	O
1984	O
by	O
Franklin	O
International	O
Institute	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
planner	O
itself	O
is	O
the	O
paper	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
time	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	O
developed	O
by	O
Smith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
inserts	O
include	O
ledger	B-Language
sheets	O
for	O
tracking	O
finances	O
or	O
vehicle	O
mileage	O
,	O
exercise	O
logs	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
individualized	O
reference	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
core	O
technique	O
of	O
the	O
Franklin	B-Application
Planner	I-Application
system	O
involves	O
beginning	O
each	O
day	O
with	O
15	O
minutes	O
of	O
"	O
solitude	O
and	O
planning	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
its	O
overall	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
Franklin	B-Application
Planner	I-Application
system	O
lends	O
itself	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
tickler	O
file	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
long-range	O
planner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Franklin	B-Application
Planner	I-Application
is	O
marketed	O
to	O
consumers	O
through	O
an	O
e-commerce	O
web	O
site	O
,	O
a	O
US-based	O
call	O
center	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
GSA	O
government	O
contract	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Franklin	B-Application
Day	I-Application
Planner	I-Application
was	O
first	O
produced	O
in	O
1984	O
by	O
the	O
Franklin	O
International	O
Institute	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
which	O
later	O
became	O
Franklin	O
Quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Franklin	B-Application
Planner	I-Application
has	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
under	O
the	O
FranklinCovey	O
name	O
to	O
this	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
FranklinCovey	O
sold	O
its	O
Consumer	O
Solutions	O
Business	O
Unit	O
,	O
including	O
Franklin	B-Application
Planner	I-Application
,	O
to	O
a	O
private	O
equity	O
firm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
parent	O
company	O
of	O
the	O
Franklin	B-Application
Planner	I-Application
is	O
currently	O
FC	O
Organizational	O
Products	O
,	O
LLC	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
exclusive	O
worldwide	O
licensee	O
of	O
the	O
FranklinCovey	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
