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WorksheetsPrelim in Engineering Management
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
is the application of the practice of management to the practice of engineering
Engineering Management
Management
Engineering manager
Construction management
is a career that brings together the technological problem-solving ability of engineering and the organizational, administrative, and planning abilities of management in order to oversee the operational performance of complex engineering driven enterprises.
Engineering Management
Management
Engineering Manager
Construction Management
“The ideal engineer is a composite… He is not a scientist, he is not a mathematician, he is not a sociologist or a writer; but he may use the knowledge and techniques of any or all of these disciplines in solving engineering problems.”
Jessica McKellar
N.W. Dougherty
Henri Fayol
Max Weber
"When engineering management is done right, you're focusing on three big things. You're directly supporting the people on your team; you're managing execution and coordination across teams; and you're stepping back to observe and evolve the broader organization and its processes as it grows."
N.W. Dougherty
Jessica McKellar
Frederick Winslow Taylor
Max Weber
The process of achieving organizational goals by engaging in the four major functions of planning & decision-making, organizing & staffing, directing/leading, and controlling
Management
Controlling
Planning
Organizing
Involves selecting goals and objectives, as well as the actions to achieve them; it requires decision-making, that is choosing the “best” from among alternatives
Organizing
Directing/Leading
Controlling
Planning & Decision Making
Involves establishing an intentional structure or roles of people to fill in an organization
Organizing
Controlling
Planning & Decision Making
Staffing
Involves filling, and keeping filled, the positions in the organization structure
Staffing
Recruitment
Promotion
Seeker
Influencing people so they will contribute to organizational and group goals
Organizing
Planning & Decision Making
Directing/Leading
Controlling
Facilitate the accomplishment of plans
Directing/Leading
Organizing
Planning & Decision Making
Controlling
The understanding of and proficiency in the performance of specific tasks
Human Skill
Conceptual Skill
Technical Skill
Cognitive Skill
The ability to work with and through other people and to work effectively as a group member
Human Skill
Conceptual Skill
Technical Skill
Cognitive Skill
The cognitive ability to see the organization as a whole and the relationships among its parts
Technical Skill
Human Skill
Conceptual Skill
Cognitive Skill
is an index that measures output (goods and services) relative to the input (labor, materials, energy, and other resources) used to produce them
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Marksmanship
Productivity
means the capability of producing an effect. (doing the "right" things)
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Marksmanship
Productivity
is a measure of how well a certain aspect is performing. (doing the things “right”)
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Productivity
Marksmanship
“Father "of Scientific Management
Frederick Winslow Taylor
Max Weber
Henri Fayol
N.W. Dougherty
Developed the concept of bureaucracy as a formal system of organization and administration designed to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
Frederick Winslow Taylor
Max Weber
Henri Fayol
Milliardo Peacecraft
is the power to hold people accountable for their actions
Position
Authority
Designation
Rank
He published "The Principles of Scientific Management" in the USA in 1911
Henri Fayol
Frederick Winslow Taylor
Milliardo Peacecraft
Max Weber
