Domain 1: Intro to Engineering Management

Question 1

An art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing and controlling activities that have a technological component.

Answer 1

Engineering Management

Question 2

Involves management to set the mission, vision, and long term and short term goals of the company.

Answer 2

Strategic Planning

Question 3

Activating the Strategy to make it work

Answer 3

Tactical Planning

Question 4

Activating the Strategy to make it work

Answer 4

Tactical Planning

Question 5

Involves managers at middle and lower levels to break down the company goals into short term objectives for easy implementation

Answer 5

Operational Planning

Question 6

Employees are grouped within functional types and perform a specialized set of tasks and report to one boss.

Answer 6

Functional Organization

Question 7

The team members report directly to the project manager and the project manager has the complet authority over projects.

Answer 7

Projectized Organization

Question 8

A combination of functional and projectized organizational structure.

Answer 8

Matrix Organization

Question 9

A management function of measuring performance and comparing the results with established standards to ensure that the work conforms to requirements and brings the desired outcome.

Answer 9

Controlling

Question 10

What are the 3 levels of Planning? Explain each.

Answer 10

Strategic; Operational; Tactical

Question 11

What are the different types of organizational structures?

Answer 11

Functional, Projectized and Matrix

Question 12

Start up companies usually adopt this organizational structure?

Answer 12

Functional

Question 13

One of the disadvantage of this organizational structure includes no home for team members once the project is complete?

Answer 13

Projectized

Question 14

Who has all the power in a Matrix Organization?

Answer 14

Depends on the the category of the matrix organization.

Question 15

What is the difference between Directing and Controlling?

Answer 15

Directing- management function of motivating, supervising, and influencing people so as to achieve the strategic goals of the organization. Controlling- management function of meauring performance and comparing the results with established standards to ensure that work conforms to requirements and brings the desired outcome.

Question 16

How is the control process being undertaken?

Answer 16

1. Set a baseline standard 2. Measuring progress and performance 3. Comparing the baseline standard against actual performance 4. Taking appropriate corrective action

Question 17

What is Engineering Management?

Answer 17

It is an art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources and directing and controlling activities with technological compnents.

Question 18

What are some of the roles of Engineering Manager?

Answer 18

1. Creating policies and procedures; 2. Develop technical strategies 3. Managing resources and processes efficiently 4. Delegating task, overseeing engineers and other technical people 5. Provide technical expertise. 6. Report to senior management regarding the progress of operation and projects

Question 19

Define what Engineering Managers do.

Answer 19

He plan, organize, direct, control and coordinate the engineering and technical operations of organizations.