Engineering Management

• Management is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively
• Management characterizes the process of leading and directing all or part of an organization through the deployment and manipulation of resources
• Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leading, coordinating, and controlling an organization or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal
• According to George R. Terry, Management is a distinct process consisting of planning, organizing, actuating, and controlling, performed to determine and accomplish stated objectives by the use of human beings and other resources
• Management is a social process that takes place through people, emphasizing the importance of the human factor in management cannot be ignored.
• Management is action-based and result-oriented, focusing on achieving certain objectives through suitable actions
• Management involves achieving results through the efforts of others, guiding and motivating subordinates to get the expected performance
• Management is a group activity that aims at using group efforts for achieving objectives, with managers managing and coordinating group activities
• Management is intangible, like an invisible spirit that guides and motivates people working in a business unit
• Management is aided, not replaced by computers, utilizing technology for data processing and decision-making
• Management is universal and all-pervasive, covering all departments, activities, and employees, with managers operating at different levels but performing identical functions.
• Management is an art, science, and profession, requiring unique skills, organized knowledge, and advanced expertise
• Management aims at coordination of activities, bringing unity and harmony in the organization through effective communication
• Management is innovative, requiring dynamic and adaptable techniques adjusted to different situations
• Management has different operational levels, with managers at higher levels having more important duties than those at lower levels
• Management is different from ownership, as managers manage business activities on behalf of owners
• Management has a vast scope, covering all aspects of business and adjusting to changes in the environment
• Management aims at achieving predetermined objectives, focusing on the attainment of specific goals
• According to D. E. McFarland, Management is the distinct process by which managers create, direct, maintain, and operate purposeful organizations through systematic, coordinated, and cooperative human efforts
• Management must seek to find out the objectives of the organization, decide on ways to achieve them, determine resources, assign tasks, motivate individuals, and ensure activities are in the right direction
• Engineering Management is a specialized form of management concerned with the application in engineering, combining technical knowledge with organizing and coordinating worker power, materials, machinery, and money
• Successful Engineer Managers need managerial ability to achieve organizational objectives effectively and efficiently, with effectiveness describing whether objectives are accomplished and efficiency relating to resource utilization
• Motivation to manage involves a favorable attitude towards authority, desire for competition, assertion of power, distinctive behavior, and sense of responsibility in carrying out managerial duties
• Successful Engineer Managers need managerial ability to achieve organizational objectives effectively and efficiently, with effectiveness describing whether objectives are accomplished and efficiency relating to resource utilization