ENGINEERING

MANAGEMENT
MGT 425
Monday Wednesday
3:30-5:00 pm

BSECE IV MGT 425

Instructor
Lean D. Bernardino Engr. Luz
Ursua

Introduction:
 There are two main management theories and both have been around
since early last century. Both of these theories still revolve around the use of
the four main management functions but both different ways. These theories
have had supporters across many fields and both are still alive and well
today. In 1911, Frederick Winslow Taylor published his work, The Principles of
Management, in which he described how the application of scientific method
to the management of workers greatly could improve productivity. Scientific
management methods called for optimizing the way that tasks were
performed and simplifying the jobs enough so that workers could be trained
to perform their specialized sequence of motions in the one “best” way.
Taylor`s scientific management approach is used today in Australia`s
manufacturing sector and as we move towards a casual work force, it will
become more common, as the behavioral management structure of socially
based improvements becomes harder to implement in a situation where
employees are turned over quite quickly.
Taylor devised a four part principles of management method.
1) Study each part of a task and develop the best methods for performing it.
2) Select workers with direct thought to the tasks they will have to perform and train them in
the most efficient ways.
3) Ensure the workers perform each task using the proper methods.
4) Divide the planning and performing functions and delegate them to management and
worker respectively.

Engineering Management is a term that is used to describe a specialized form

of management that is required to successfully lead engineering personnel and projects.
The term can be used to describe either functional management or project
management- leading technical professionals who are working in the fields of product
development, manufacturing, construction, design engineering, industrial engineering,
technology, production, or any other field that employs personnel who perform an
engineering function.
Successful engineering managers typically require training and experience in
both general management (which may include business administration) and the specific
engineering disciplines that will be used by the engineering team to be managed. But
additionally, the successful engineering manager must understand that the factors that
cause certain individuals to pursue careers in engineering are often quite different than
those for individuals who are driven by purely entrepreneurial thinking. Consequently,
the skills necessary to coach, mentor and motivate technical professionals are often
very different from those that are required for individuals in other fields.
Planning, organizing, developing and controlling are some parts of the
Engineering Management, and their definitions are shown below.
Planning
Is the ongoing process of developing the business, mission and objectives and
determining how they will be accomplished. Planning includes the broadest view of the
organization, it mission, and the narrowest. It is a tactic for accomplishing a specific
goal.
There are many types of planning that concerns with Engineering Management
and some of these are Architectural planning, Network resource planning, Strategic
planning, etc..

Architectural Planning- An architectural plan is a plan for architecture, and the

documentation of written and graphic descriptions of the architectural elements of a
building project including sketches, drawings and details.

Network Resource Planning is an enhanced process of network planning that

incorporates the disciplines of business planning, marketing, and engineering to develop
integrated, dynamic master plans for all domains of communications networks.

Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and

making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital
and people.

Planning is concerned with the future impact of today`s decisions. It is

fundamental function of management from which the other three-stem (organizing,
directing, controlling.). The need for planning is often apparent after the fact. However,
planning is cay to postpone in the short-run. Postponement of planning especially
plagues labor oriented, hands on managers.
The vision of planning are for nonspecific directional and motivational guidance for
the entire organization. To managers normally provide a vision for the business. It is the
most emotional of the four levels in the hierarchy of purposes, and its mission is for an
organization`s reason for being. It is concerned with scope of the business and what
distinguishes this business from similar businesses. Mission reflects the culture and
values of top management.

Organizing
Is the act of rearranging elements following one or more rules. Anything is
commonly considered organized when it looks like everything has a correct order of
placement. But it's only ultimately organized if any element has no difference on time
taken to find it. In that sense, organizing can also be defined as to place different
objects in logical arrangement for better searching.
Organizations are groups of people frequently trying to organize some specific subject,
such as political issues. So, even while organizing can be viewed as a simple definition,
it can get as complex as organizing the world's information.
 Organizing, in companies point of view, is the management function that usually
follows after planning. And it involves the assignment of tasks, the grouping of tasks into
departments and the assignment of authority and allocation of resources across the
organization.
Organizing can be viewed as the activities to collect and configure resources in
order to implement plans in a highly effective and efficient fashion. Organizing is a broad
set of activities, and often considered one of the major functions of management.
Therefore, there are a wide variety of topics in organizing. The following are some of the
major types of organizing required in a business organization.

Organizing is establishing the internal organizational structure of the

organization. The focus is on division, coordination, and control of tasks and the flow of
information within the organization. It is in the function that managers distribute authority
to job holders.

Directing or Leading
Directing means influencing people`s behavior through motivation,
communication, group dynamics, leadership and discipline. The purpose of directing is to
channel the behavior of all personnel to accomplish the organization`s mission and
objectives while simultaneously helping them accomplish their own career objectives.

Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one
person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common
task”. A definition more inclusive of followers comes from Alan Keith of Genentech who
said "Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making
something extraordinary happen."
According to Jules Masserman, United States psychoanalyst and professor of the
Chicago University, Leaders must fulfill three functions~~ The Leader must provide for
the well-being of the lead. The leader or would be leader must provide a social
organization in which people feel relatively secure and that this leader must provide his
people with one set of beliefs. Famous quote by Napoleon Bonaparte states that a
leader is a dealer in hope.
Leadership is one of the most salient aspects of the organizational context. However,
defining leadership has been challenging. The following sections discuss several
important aspects of leadership including a description of what leadership is and a
description of several popular theories and styles of leadership. This page also dives
into topics such as the role of emotions and vision, as well leadership effectiveness and
performance. Finally, this page discusses leadership in different contexts, how it may
differ from related concepts (i.e., management), and some critiques that have been
raised about leadership.

Control (management)
Control is one of the managerial functions like planning, organizing, staffing and
directing. It is an important function because it helps to check the errors and to take the
corrective action so that deviation from standards are minimized and stated goals of the
organization are achieved in desired manner. Controlling is determining that is being
accomplished, the performance and if necessary, applying corrective measures so that
the performance takes place according to plans.
According to modern concepts, control is a foreseeing action whereas earlier
concept of control was used only when errors were detected. Control in management
means setting standards, measuring actual performance and taking corrective action.
Thus, control comprises these three main activities.
It helps maintain compliance with essential organizational rules and policies. It
also helps ensure that objectives and accomplishments are consistent with one another
throughout an organization.