Maxmycroft

Working with people

Organisational analysis and design ‘is an information system, management and organization development process designed to be used "in-company" by decision-makers to improve the utilization and performance of employees.’ This report expplains the different approaches to analysing and designing organizations and analyse three models, applying them to real world examples in order to determine whether or not there is a best approach to the analysis and design of organisations. The appro...

Topics include: Introduction to Sustainable Manufacturing, Carrying Capacity, Environmental Legislation, Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment, Three Pillars of Sustainability, Sustainable Product Design, Environmental Management Systems, Energy Use and Reduction of its Impacts, Material Use and Conservation, Waste Management, Product Recovery: Legislation and Implications, Sustainable Consumption, Water Use and Conservation, A Roadmap for Sustainable Manufacturing.

Topics include: Introduction to project Management, The Project Life Cycle, Project Manager, Team and Organisational Structures, Project Network Diagrams and Critical Path Analysis, Project Evaluation and Review Techniques (PERT), Tools and Techniques for Developing the Project Plan, Risk Analysis and Risk Management, Change Management for Projects, Monitoring and Control of Projects,

These notes alone have put me on track to receive a distinction in the module. Topics covered include: System properties, classifying systems, systems engineering lifecycles, systems requirements and elicitation, project managment, planning a systems engineering project, configuration management, change management and modelling and simulation. I should add the project management section is very in depth and the notes made there originate from a 3rd year module at loughborough university in...

Team Organisation

Organisation Dynamics and Technology

Cultural Issues