Its all about Introduction to Engineering Management

1. CHAPTER 1:
INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING
MANAGEMENT
GROUP 1

2. ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
A specialized form of management
that is concerned with the application
of engineering principles to business
practice.

3. ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
A career that brings together the
technological problem-solving savvy of
engineering and the organizational,
administrative, and planning abilities
of management in order to oversee
complex enterprises from conception
to completion.

4. BUSINESS
MANAGER
ENGINEERING
MANAGER
OPERATIONS
MANAGER
PROJECT
MANAGER
BUSINESS MANAGER:
RESPONSIBLE FOR
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.
• Overall business plans
• Business viability and economics
• Marketing
• Sales
OPERATIONS MANAGER:
RESPONSIBLE FOR
OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES.
• Operations personnel requirements
• Recruitment and training
• Variable and fixed operating costs
• Commissioning
• Operability and maintainability
• Operational safety
• Environmental compliance of the final facility
PROJECT MANAGER:
OVERALL ACCOUNTABLE FOR
THE PROJECT OUTCOMES AND
IS SPECIFICALLY RESPONSIBLE
FOR MEETING THE SCHEDULE
AND COST OBJECTIVES.
ENGINEERING MANAGER:
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING
THAT KEY PROJECTS AND
ENGINEERING DUTIES ARE
FULFILLED.

5. ENGINEERING MANAGER VS. PROJECT MANAGER
ASPECT ENGINEERING MANAGER PROJECT MANAGER
OVERVIEW An engineering manager is in
charge of the company’s
initiative.
A project manager is in charge of
carrying out a project or a series of
projects.

6. ENGINEERING MANAGER VS. PROJECT MANAGER
ASPECT ENGINEERING MANAGER PROJECT MANAGER
EDUCATION Engineering managers come from
a technical background and are
usually engineers who have
reached where they are through
promotions and experience.
A project manager can also come
from a non-technical background
through project managers in a
technical field are usually engineers
with management training or an
additional degree (like a Master of
Business Administration or MBA).

7. ENGINEERING MANAGER VS. PROJECT MANAGER
ASPECT ENGINEERING MANAGER PROJECT MANAGER
KNOWLEDGE The position requires engineering
principles, management
concepts, financial accounting,
interpersonal skills, and
leadership.
The position requires specialized
project management training.

8. ENGINEERING MANAGER VS. PROJECT MANAGER
ASPECT ENGINEERING MANAGER PROJECT MANAGER
KEY TASKS  Supervise individual.
 Assist their department.
 Manage their department’s
budget.
 In charge of hiring and letting
go of employees as needed.
 Often collaborate with other
workers on a project team.
 Responsible for coordinating the
work, administration, and
reporting.
 Convey essential work to the
team.
 Report project status to the
management.
 Control the scope, cost, and
schedule of their project.

9. CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD
ENGINEERING MANAGER
1. Reliability
2. Transparency to Upper Management
3. Excellent Communication Skills
4. Good Relationships with All Stakeholders
5. Maintaining A One Team View of The
Company

10. CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD
ENGINEERING MANAGER
6. Empowering Your Team
7. Domain Knowledge and Experience

11. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ENGINEERING MANAGER
INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT
All about project integration like the project charter,
project management plan.
SCOPE MANAGEMENT
The development and management of the scope of the
final product to be handed over to the client.

12. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ENGINEERING MANAGER
SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT
Develop the schedule of technical/engineering
activities and ensure that these are correctly integrated
into the overall project plan.
COST MANAGEMENT
Ensure that the product scope will be able to meet the
quantity and quality requirements.

13. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ENGINEERING MANAGER
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Achieving the required quality of the final deliverables.
COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT
Concentrate on communicating with the engineering
disciplines.

14. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ENGINEERING MANAGER
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Responsible for determining the engineering resource
competencies, numbers and the sourcing of these
resources.
RISK MANAGEMENT
All technical and engineering risks reside with the
engineering manager.

15. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ENGINEERING MANAGER
PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT
The engineers are required to do regular inspections
to ensure that the quality requirements, as specified
by them during the project development phase, are
adhered to.
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
A crucial activity to be performed by all members of the
project team.

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