ENGG Management Flashcards
Management is:
An art
Engineering is:
A science
Engineers can become good
managers only through
Effective career planning
If you are an engineer
wanting to become a manager, what
will you do?
A. Develop new talents
B. Acquire new values
C. Broaden your point of view
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
When an engineer enters
management, what is the most
likely problem he finds difficult
to acquire?
A. Learning to trust others
B. Learning how to work through
others
C. Learning how to take
satisfaction in the work of
others
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
What management functions
refer to the process of
anticipating problems, analyzing
them, estimating their likely
impact, and determining actions
that will lead to the desired
outcomes and goals?
Planning
What refers to establishing
interrelationships between people
and things in such a way that
human and material resources are
effectively focused toward
achieving the goal of the company
Organizing
What management function
involves selecting candidates and
training personnel?
staffing
What management function
involves orienting personnel in
the most effective way and
channeling resources?
Directing
Actual performance normally
is the same as the original plan
and therefore it is necessary to
check for deviation and to take
corrective action. This action
refers to what management
function?
controlling
What refers to management
function which is to encourage
others to follow the example set
for them, with great commitment
and conviction?
Leading
What refers to a principal
function of lower management
which is to instill in the
workforce a commitment and
enthusiasm for pursuing the goals
of the organization?
Motivating
What refers to the
collection of the tools and
techniques that are used on a
predefined set of inputs to
produce a predefined set of
outputs?
Project Management
Which is NOT an element of
project management process?
A. Data and information
B. Research and development
C. Decision making
D. Implementation and action
B. Research and development
What is the most essential
attribute of a project manager?
A. Leadership
B. Charisma
C. Communication skill
D. Knowledge
A. Leadership
In project management, what
provides a simple yet effective
means of monitoring and
controlling a project at each
stage of its development?
Life Cycle Model
What project life cycle
model is the most relevant for an
information technology project?
Waterfall Model
In project management, “R &
D” stands for:
Research and Development
In project management O & M
stands for:
Operation and Maintenance
A project manager must be
very good in which of the
following skills?
A. Communication skills
B. Human relationship skills
C. Leadership skills
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Project integration
management involves which of the
following processes?
A. Project plan development
B. Project plan execution
C. Integrated change control
D. Quality planning
D. Quality planning
Project quality management
involves all of the following
processes except:
A. Quality planning
B. Quality assurance
C. Quality Control
D. Quality feature
D. Quality feature
Middle management level
undertakes what planning
activity?
A. Intermediate planning
B. Strategic planning
C. Operational planning
D. Direct planning
A. Intermediate planning
Strategic planning is
undertaken at which management
level?
A. Lower management level
B. Middle management level
C. Top management level
D. Lowest management level
C. Top management level
