research paper
A GUIDE TO ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
CPD - Continuous Professional Development
CMMI - Capability Maturity Model Integration
CV - Curriculum Vita
EMBOK - The Engineering Management Body of Knowledge
IP - Intellectual Property
ISO - International Organization for Standardization
PMBOK - the Project Management Body of Knowledge
PMI - The Project Management Institute
TQM - Total Quality Management
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1. Background to the Study
Since knowledge is rapidly advancing and newer technologies are becoming more steadily available, the demand for good engineering managers is ever increasing. There is a growing need for engineering managers who is ambitious team players, who can effectively interact and communicate with people, that knows the ramification of decisions, and applies critical thinking skills to solve real-world problems, while keeping an eye on the big picture.1
Even though some of the management skills can come naturally and/or learned, there are still some techniques in which it can be optimised. Managers’ effectiveness may further be enhanced when they can integrate managing people and technology, by bringing “a management perspective to the engineering problem and an engineering perspective to a management decision.”
The purpose of this research paper is to assist especially new/inexperienced engineering managers in broadening their understanding on the concepts relating to the management of both people and technology. The paper elaborates upon some personal skills such as communication and time management that an engineering manager should have.
The paper also provides a brief description of the eight domains wherein The Engineering Management Body of Knowledge (EMBOK) is divided. The eight domains are summarised in the paper and contains gen regarding management skills involving: strategic planning,
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
CPD - Continuous Professional Development
CMMI - Capability Maturity Model Integration
CV - Curriculum Vita
EMBOK - The Engineering Management Body of Knowledge
IP - Intellectual Property
ISO - International Organization for Standardization
PMBOK - the Project Management Body of Knowledge
PMI - The Project Management Institute
TQM - Total Quality Management
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1. Background to the Study
Since knowledge is rapidly advancing and newer technologies are becoming more steadily available, the demand for good engineering managers is ever increasing. There is a growing need for engineering managers who is ambitious team players, who can effectively interact and communicate with people, that knows the ramification of decisions, and applies critical thinking skills to solve real-world problems, while keeping an eye on the big picture.1
Even though some of the management skills can come naturally and/or learned, there are still some techniques in which it can be optimised. Managers’ effectiveness may further be enhanced when they can integrate managing people and technology, by bringing “a management perspective to the engineering problem and an engineering perspective to a management decision.”
The purpose of this research paper is to assist especially new/inexperienced engineering managers in broadening their understanding on the concepts relating to the management of both people and technology. The paper elaborates upon some personal skills such as communication and time management that an engineering manager should have.
The paper also provides a brief description of the eight domains wherein The Engineering Management Body of Knowledge (EMBOK) is divided. The eight domains are summarised in the paper and contains gen regarding management skills involving: strategic planning,
References: [7] Aganwal, Organisation and Managment, New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill, 2008.