Management Exam Revision 1

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Engineering Management I
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Managerial functions POLC Planning Organising Leading Controlling
Planning Selecting goals and ways to attain them
Organising Resource allocation Assigning responsibility for task accomplishment
Leading Influencing and motivating people
Controlling Measuring achievement against plans
Satisficing Choice that will satisfy the minimum requirements necessary to achieve a goal (NOT a rational decision maker)
Feedback Monitoring activities and making corrections
Advantages of plans Guide for resource allocation Sets a standard of performance Commitment
Disadvantage of plans False sense of certainty Rigidity in turbulent environment Can inhibit creativity and innovation
SMART goals Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time bound
Types of goals Strategic (upper management - long term) Tactical (middle management - medium term) Operational (staff - short term)
Political Model You have to lobby Coalitions occur
Decision making process Recognise a decision needs to be made Diagnose and analyse the cause Develop Alternatives Select based on criteria Implement Evaluate and feedback
Group decision making Advantages & disadvantages Advantages Diversity: experience, professions Learning ground for decision making Disadvantages Groupthink Dominating leaders Logrolling (exchanging favors)
Groupthink A group values harmony over analysis and critical evaluation. Individuals follow the word of the leader discouraging healthy conflict.
Anchoring Basing the budget on last year Instead of thinking what is needed this year
Confirmation bias Interpret evidence as confirmation of one's beliefs
4 varying things everyone has Authority Accountability Responsibility Delegation
Centralised Authority Boss makes decisions Policies, roles (Old, tall structure)
Decentralised authority Decision making is spread Everyone is responsible (New, wide structure)
Line functions Essential to the business e.g. manufacturing division in Sistema
Staff functions Support roles e.g. HR, Accounting
Functional Structure Grouped by activity e.g. accounting, marketing
Divisional structure Mixed disciplines grouped by a common trait e.g. product (John Deer), North Island / South Island
Matrix structure Combines Functional and Divisional Multiple bosses More accountability and communication But can have conflicting orders
Team based structure Teams in a lateral structure Team self manages with mixed roles Flexible but can exhibit team bias and bad communication
Virtual Network Never have a face to face meeting Communicate via technology Out source to other companies
Project Based Organisation Similar to Team based but everyone works on a project e.g. a construction site
Examples of reasons for Satisficing Expensive to search Personal bias Time pressure
Organisational control Process: activities consistent with the plan?
Perspectives of control Feed forward Concurrent Feedback
Feed forward control Anticipates and prevents problems Looks at inputs e.g. pre-employment drug test, inspecting raw materials
Concurrent control Solves problems as they happen An ongoing process Adaptive, employee self-control
Feedback control Solves problems after they occur Looks at outputs e.g. final product inspection, customer survey
Closed loop Automatic control Needs a feedback system e.g. thermostat for heating
Open loop External monitoring and input People involved
An effective control system Linked to strategy Accepted by staff Balances objectives and subjective data Provides timely feedback Enables management to take corrective action
Controls (e.g. financial / manufacturing) Sales Revenue Profit Production rates Defects Staff performance
DIFOT EBIT Delivered in full on time Earnings Before Interest & Tax
How to measure Innovation New ideas per month Conversion rate - Ideas to products
Staff Performance Absenteeism Staff turnover
Balance Sheet Shows the firms financial position (Assets, Liabilities etc.)
Income Statement Shows sales, costs of sales, profit / loss
A = L + E Assets = Liability + Owners Equity
Ratio Analysis Liquidity ratio - (cash on hand) Leverage ratio - (debt to equity) Activity ratio - (stock turnover) Profitability ratio - (gross profit)
Budgetary Control Op Ex (budget for day to day operations) Cap Ex (budget for capital expenditures)
Physical Asset Control Land, buildings, machinery and information systems should be safe and maintained
Control of People Set objectives Track achievement Review Feedback on performance Plan for the future
Total Quality Management Decentralised quality control where everyone self manages e.g. Mitutoyo
Quality Totality of the products ability to satisfy customers needs
Six Sigma 3.4 defects per million
ISO 9000 Standards set by the International Standards Organisation
Benchmarking Comparing yourself to your competitors
Balanced Scorecard Financial Internal processes Innovation Customers Targets, Measures, Outcomes, Initiative
Leadership vs Management "Doing the right thing" vs "Doing things right"
Position power Legitimate power Reward power Coercive power
Personal power Referent power - (charisma) Expert power - (knowledge)
Functions of a Manager Focus on the organisation Stability Assign tasks
Functions of a Leader Change Purpose Nurtures Innovates Personal power
Effective leadership Know your strengths Know your situation Assess followers
Evolution of Leadership theory Trait theory Behavioral theory Situational theory Transformation theory
Behavioral Approach People vs Task orientated Impoverished Authority compliant Middle management Country club Team management
Relationship & Guidance Telling - (hi G, low R) Delegating - (low G, low R) Participating - (low G, hi R) Selling - (hi G, hi R)
Charismatic Leadership Inspire and motivate Appeals emotionally Be part of something big
Transformational leadership Innovation Followers needs Change
Authentic leadership Great deal of trust Good values Self-discipline
Transactional leadership Clarify tasks Structure POLC
Servant leadership Transcend self-interest for the good of the organisation Develop workers
Traits of Technical Employees Highly motivated High need for achievement High need for autonomy Strong professional identity Focus on building expertise
Leadership Coach for peak performance Delegating/participating style Professional development Facilitate self-management
Group People working together for a common task
Group characteristics Single designated leader Individuals accountable Individual work Measured by financial effectiveness
Team People working together for a common task AND Interacting and coordinating
Team characteristics Shared leadership Accountable to the team Meetings - open minded Measured by collective product
Why are Teams good? Creative Quality Speed Productivity Employee satisfaction = Competitive advantage
Formal Team Structured e.g. HR
Cross-function Team Mixed disciplines e.g. project team
Self managed Team Diverse skills Team discussions Access to resources
Effective Team Trust Healthy conflict Commitment Accountability Results orientated
Dysfunctional Team Lack of trust Fear of conflict Lack of commitment Avoidance of accountability Inattention to results (personal ambition)
Successful Team ~ 5 members Clarity of role and goal of the team Diversity (profession, age, no group-think and helps mentoring and reflect customer base)
Task roles Ideas Summarising Opinion Seeking info
Social roles Encouragement Harmonising Following Reduce tension
Belkin's Team roles Plant, Resource Investigator Coordinator, Shaper Monitor Evaluator, Team worker Implementer, Completer Finisher Specialist
Stages of Team development Forming - (Orientation - getting to know other team members) Storming - (Conflict) Norming - (Order) Performing - (Cooperating - engage in joint problem solving and decision-making) Adjourning - (Task completion)
Main reason it is hard to maintain competitive advantage Hyper-competition
In SWOT analysis, opportunities and threats refer to: internal / external? The external enviroment
In the resource based model of competitive advantage, a capability is best defined as: Bundling advanced technology with specialist human resources
Strategic management Stakeholder People who are affected by an organisations performance and claims on it's performance (shareholders, suppliers, employess, customers)
Four criteria for Sustained Competitive Advantage Valuable Costly o imitate Non-substitutable Rare
Porters five forces Industry attractive when Few threats of substitutes Suppliers hold little power Moderate level of rivalry among competitors
Example of radical innovation Iphone
Kondratievs long wave cycles of innovation , fifth long wave Computers telecommunication, biotech
Which element of the marketing mix is addressed only by the decision to not have bricks and mortar Distribution
4 P's of marketing Price Promotion Place Product
A person who camps out at an Apple store would fit where in the Diffusion of innovations? Early majority, Late majority, Early adopter or Laggard? Early adopter
Which is not a benefit of using social media for marketing? Compare product with others Extend lifecyle Boost word of mouth Cheaper than traditional Automatically extends the lifecycle of a product or service
OSH addresses All working enviroments
The individual level of OSH refers to: Health and safety knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of employees
The interpersonal level Policies and procedures
NZ has higher rate of work-related fatalities Australia True
A reason to accurately quantify the costs of work related injury Total costs need to include both the direct and indirect costs The impacts of many potential risks could takes years to become evident Reported injuries are often conservative and unreliable.
Which of the following is not a PCBU accHSWA,2015 Self employed ***** Home owners Local council Sub-contractors
Under HSWA,2015 When are business required to appoint anOSH rep A business with more than 20 employees if requested by more than 5 employees
Project Cross functional Multiple stakeholders One time effort Constraints: time, money, resources Established objective
Benefits of Project Management Framework Consistency Environment Risk Assessment Development
2 types of skills for Project Management EXAM Technical (Scope, schedules, resource allocation, budgets, status reports) Sociocultural (Leadership, teamwork,negotiation, politics, customer expectations)
Quality (3 constraints) Scope Cost Time
The Waterfall Method Understand the requirement Design the solution Implement and test Maintain it Problem: separates stakeholders, no rapid prototypes (fast failure - test at the start)
Agile approach Focus on collaboration Self-management Accountability Aligned with customer needs Low constraints challenging for PM
Implementation Gap Gap between vision, strategy and implementation Lack of consensus and trust Under-resourced People feel inefficeint
In Project Management, The Iron Triangle refers to: A model of the constraints of scope, time and cost that will impact the quality of the project
A sign of a project team struggling with an implememntation gap Teams members cannot prioritise projects clearly and often switch between projects High levels of conflict and lack of trust among functional (middle) managers Projects are not properly resourced
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