CSE 50D

Task Management
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MANAGEMENT
 Manage – men – tactfully
 Management is the function of an enterprise which concerns
itself with the direction and control of the various activities to
attain the business objectives
 Management is an art of directing and inspiring people
 Management is getting things done through the efforts of other
people.
 Management is the art and science of decision making and
leadership
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MANAGEMENT: An art, science or profession

“The management is the oldest of the arts

and the youngest of the sciences ”
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Functions of management

 Planning

 Organizing

 Staffing

 Directing

 Controlling
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Task Management What we manage

•Work scope

•Time
 Task management is application of knowledge, skills, tools and
techniques to project activities to achieve project requirements
•Resources

•Costs
 Task management is set of tools, techniques and knowledge
that, when applied, helps you to produce better results for your •Quality
project
•Communication

 Management is accomplished through the application and •Risk

integration of the project management processes of “initiating,
planning, executing, monitoring and controlling and closing’ •contracts
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Task management
has the following features

 Performed in definable time period, in order to meet a specific set of

objectives.
 It is likely to be a one time program.
 It has a life cycle with specific a specific start and end.
 Its work scope can be categorized into definable tasks.
 It has a budget.
 Likely to require use of multiple resources. Many of them may have to
be shared.
Steps in managing in Project Plan the project
 •What must be done?
•Who will do it?
•How it will be done?
•When must it be done?
•How much will it cost

Monitor and control progress

•Are we on target?
•If not, what must be done?
•Should the plan be
changed?

Close project
•What was done well?
•What should be
improved?
•What else did we learned?
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PROBLEM SOLVING
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Problem
  A situation, person, or thing that needs attention and needs to be dealt with
or solved.

 A question in mathematics that needs an answer.

 A doubtful or difficult matter that requires a solution.

 A problem is a situation that is unsatisfactory and causes difficulties for

people.
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Problem
 A problem is an opportunity for improvement
 Problem is the difference between the actual state and the desired state.

An optimist looks at challenging or problematic events as potential opportunities for

improvement
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Approaches to problem solving
 Problem solving is a tool, a skill, and a process

PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS

•Developing creative and innovative
solutions.
•Developing practical solutions.
•Showing independence and initiative in
identifying problems and solving them.
•Applying range of strategies to problem
solving.
•Applying problem solving strategies
across a range of area.
•Decision making
PROBLEM SOLVING APPROACHES
• STOP IT
• RATIONAL PROBLEM SOLVING
• CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING
• CRITICAL THINKING
• BRAINSTORMING
Problem solving approaches
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PROBLEM SOLVING CYCLE