ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

Engineering - Is the discipline, art and profession of acquiring and applying

technical, scientific, and mathematical knowledge to design and implement
materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and processes that safely
realize a desired objective or invention.
• Design for customer requirements
• Solve technical problems
• Application of science/principles to solve problems within constraints
• Trade-offs between safety, economy, performance, serviceability
• Efficient application of resources
ENGINEERING IS THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE FOR HUMAN BENEFIT
ENGINEERING = PROBLEM SOLVING
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Management - Management in all business areas and organizational

activities are the acts of getting people together to accomplish desired goals
and objectives.
It comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leading or directing and
controlling an organization (a group of one or more people or entities) or
effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal.
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Engineering Management - Is a term that is used to describe a specialized

form of management that is required to successfully lead
engineering personnel and projects.
Is a unique discipline that uses engineering skills and knowledge in managing
large scale projects. It links all other types of engineers from civil and
mechanical to chemical and electrical in accomplishing organizational results
through the leadership of knowledge-workers and the appropriate
application of technology.
Engineer possessing both abilities to apply engineering principles and skills in
organizing and directing people and projects.
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Functions of the Engineer

Engineers are responsible for:
• Design, construction and maintenance of new buildings & infra-structures
• The production of more food for a fast growing world population
• The elimination of air and water pollution
• Solid waste disposal and materials recycling
• The reduction of noise in various forms
• Supplying the increasing demand for energy
• Supplying the increasing demand for mobility (Transportation)
• Preventing and solving crimes; and
• Meeting the increasing demand for communication facilities
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Areas where functions of engineering encompass

• Research - where the engineer is engaged in the process of learning about
nature and codifying this knowledge into usable theories.
• Design and development - where the engineer undertakes the activity
of turning a product concept to a finished physical item.
• Testing – where the engineer works in a unit where new products or parts
are tested for workability.
• Manufacturing – where the engineer is directly in charge of production
personnel or assumes responsibility for the product.
• Construction – this is where the construction engineer (civil engineer) is
either directly in-charge of the construction personnel or may have
responsibility for the quality of the construction process.
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Areas where functions of engineering encompass

• Sales – where the engineer assists the company’s costumer to meet their
needs, especially those that require technical expertise.
• Consulting – where the engineer works as consultant of any individual or
organization requiring his/her services.
• Government – where the engineer may find employment in the
government performing any of the various tasks in regulating, monitoring,
and controlling the activities of various institutions, public or private.
• Teaching – where the engineer gets employment in a school and is assigned
as a teacher of engineering courses. Some of them later become deans, vice
president, and presidents.
• Management – where the engineer is assigned to manage groups of people
performing specific tasks.
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Process of Management
Management is a process consisting of planning, organizing, directing
(leading) and controlling.
• Must seek to find out the objectives of the organization
• Think of ways on how to achieve them
• Decide on the ways to be adapted and the material resources to be used
• Determine the human requirements of the total job
• Assign specific tasks to specific persons
• Motivate those persons and
• Provide means to make sure that the activities are in the right direction.
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Requirements for the Engineer Manager’s Job

Depending on the type of product or services a firm produces, the engineer
manager must have the following qualifications.
• A bachelor’s degree in engineering from a reputable school: In some cases,
a master’s degree in engineering or business management is required;
• A few years experience in a pure engineering job
• Training in supervision
• Special training in engineering management
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How One Become a Successful Engineer Manager?

Successful engineering managers do not happen by chance, although luck is a
contributory factor. It is important for the engineer manager to know the
various factors leading to a successful management.
a) Ability - Managerial ability refers to the capacity of an engineer manager
to achieve organizational objectives effectively and efficiently.
Effectiveness, according to Higgins refers to a description of “whether
objectives are accomplished”. Efficiency is a description of the relative
amount of resources used in obtaining effectiveness.
b) Motivation to Manage – many people have the desire to work and finish
specific tasks assigned to them by superiors, but not many are motivated
to manage other people so that they may contribute to the realization of
the organizations objective.
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How One Become a Successful Engineer Manager?

b) Motivation to Manage – John B. Miner, a management researcher that
developed a psychometric instrument to measure objectively an
individual’s motivation to manage. The test is anchored to the following
dimensions:
• Favorable attitude toward those in positions of authority, such as
superiors.
• Desire to engage in games or sport competition with peers.
• Desire to engage in occupational or work-related competition with
peers.
• Desire to assert oneself and take charge
• Desire to exercise power and authority over others
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How One Become a Successful Engineer Manager?

b) Motivation to Manage – John B. Miner, a management researcher that
developed a psychometric instrument to measure objectively an
individual’s motivation to manage. The test is anchored to the following
dimensions:
• Desire to behave in a distinctive way, which includes standing out from
the crowd
• Sense of responsibility in carrying out the routine duties associated
with managerial work.
High scores in the foregoing dimensions are associated with high
motivation to manage.
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How One Become a Successful Engineer Manager?

c) Opportunity - Successful manager become possible only if those having
the ability and motivation are given the opportunity to manage. The
opportunity for successful management has two requirements:
• Obtaining a suitable managerial job and
• Finding a supportive climate once on the job.
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Why Engineering Managers?

a) Competition is global and
companies need these people to
compete successfully
b) Engineering managers serve as
the interface between the
business and technical sides of a
project, translating business
oriented goals and needs into
actionable engineering strategies Steve Jobs
and projects. They direct teams to
ensure that they stay motivated,
focused and efficient.
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Why Engineering Managers?

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Levels of Management
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Levels of Management
Level Type of Job
Top Management • Responsible for defining the character, mission, and objectives of the
enterprise.
• Establish criteria for and review long-range plans.
• Evaluate the performance of major departments, and they evaluate leading
management personnel to gauge their readiness for
• promotion to key executive positions.
Middle • Manage through other managers.
Management • Make plans of intermediate range to achieve the long-range goals set by top
management, establish departmental policies, and evaluate the performance
of subordinate work units and their managers.
• Provide and integrating and coordinating function so that the short-range
decisions and activities of first-line supervisory groups can be orchestrated
toward achievement of the long-range goals of the enterprise.
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Levels of Management
Level Type of Job
Lower Management • Directly supervise non-managers.
• Carry out the plans and objectives of higher management using the
personnel and other resources assigned to them.
• Short-range operating plans governing what will be done tomorrow or next
week, assign tasks to their workers, supervise the work that is done, and
evaluate the performance of individual workers.
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Levels of Management
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Functions of Management – Group Reporting Presentation

1. Planning
2. Organizing
3. Staffing
4. Communicating
5. Motivating
6. Leading
7. Controlling
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ORAL PRESENTATION JUDGING CRITERIA

1. Clear enunciation and pronunciation; no stuttering i.e., ‘um’, ‘er’, ‘you
know’, mispronunciation, etc. – 30%
2. Slides legible from back of room, well labeled, not overcrowded – 30%
3. Effective use of time: reasonable amount of time for intro, methods,
results and discussion (e.g. not most of time on background and little
new info) – 15%
4. Stays within allotted time with time available for questions – 10%
5. Responds well to questions – 15%
Time Limit: 30 to 45 Minutes