Engineering Management - Module 1 (Prelim Reviewer)

Management - is the process or form of work that involves the guidance or direction of a group of people towards organizational goals/objectives. It is the art of coordinating resources: men, machine, material, money, market, information and knowledge. The process of optimizing human, material, and financial contributions for achievement of organizational goals. Management -A set of activities (including planning and decision making, organising, leading and control) directed at an organization's resources (human, financial, physical and informational) with the aim of achieving organizational goals in an efficient and effective manner. •Change management •Communications management •Constraint management •Facility management •Integration management •Knowledge management •Marketing management •Process management •Product management •Quality management Give 10 Areas of Management: Engineering - is the creative application of science, mathematical methods, and empirical evidence to the innovation, design, construction, and maintenance of structures, machines, materials, devices, systems, processes, and organizations. Engineering - It is the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural science gained by study, experience, and practice is applied with judgement to develop ways to utilize, economically, the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind. Engineering Management - is concerned with the direct supervision of engineers and the management functions (planning, organising, leading and controlling) in a technological organization. - It is the discipline where engineers combine management skills with technical expertise to coordinate work in various technical fields such as product design, development, and manufacturing. - It combines technical knowledge with the ability to lead, plan, organize, and control resources into producing a certain output consistent with the required specifications. Engineering Management - stitches together the gap between all project stakeholders with a technical interest including designers, contractors, owners and operators. Engineering Management - contains the knowledge, ability and experience to shape the way projects are deliver, using the required processes, tools, guidance, and governance to ensure all engineering functions are performed in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner. product development, manufacturing, construction, design engineering, industrial engineering, technology, production, or any other field that employs personnel who perform an engineering function. Example areas of engineering: 1. Market/Industry Goal 2. Organization 3. Planning, Implementation, and Monitoring 4. Human Resources 5. Leadership 6. Communication 7. Coordination 8. Evaluation 9.Innovation What are the Elements of management? Market/Industry Goal - there must be something to attained and this must be well defined. No matter how big or small, the Limits or boundaries must be set in which the management processes will be perform. Organization - it can be a complex or a simple one which gives the body to the management. It defines the administrative and functional structure as well as the personnel structure. It carves out a shape and form for the management. Planning, Implementation, and Monitoring This involves decisions related to what, when, why, how, and who. What are the goals? Human Resources - Any management must be properly equipped with its staff and personnel. They are the muscles of the organization, the set of people who make up the workforce or manpower of an organization. Leadership - Management needs ____