A management process is a process of setting goals,
plan
A plan is typically any diagram or list of steps with details of timing and resources, used to achieve an Goal, objective to do something. It is commonly understood as a modal logic, temporal set (mathematics), set of intended actions through wh ...
ning and/or
controlling the
organising and leading the execution of any type of activity, such as:
* A
project
A project is a type of assignment, typically involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a specific objective.
An alternative view sees a project managerially as a sequence of events: a "set of interrelated tasks to be ...
(
project management process), or
* A process (
process management process, sometimes referred to as the process performance measurement and management system)
An
organization
An organization or organisation (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English; American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), see spelling differences) is an legal entity, entity—such as ...
's
senior management
Senior management, executive management, or upper management is an occupation at the highest level of management of an organization, performed by individuals who have the day-to-day tasks of managing the organization, sometimes a company or a cor ...
is responsible for carrying out its management process. However, this is not always the case for all management processes, for example, sometimes it is the responsibility of the project manager to carry out a project management process.
The Simplified Project Management Process
Accessed: 2010-05-02.
Steps
* Planning: Determines the objectives, evaluate the different alternatives and choose the best from them
* Organizing: Defines the group's functions, establish relationships and defining authority and responsibility
* Staffing: Recruitment or placement and selection or training takes place for the development of members in the firm
* Directing: Gives direction to the employees
* Controlling: Involves ensuring that performance does not deviate from standards
* Coordination: Ensures different departments and groups work in sync
See also
* Business process
A business process, business method, or business function is a collection of related, structured activities or tasks performed by people or equipment in which a specific sequence produces a service or product (that serves a particular business g ...
* Project management
Project management is the process of supervising the work of a Project team, team to achieve all project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project initiation documentation, project documentation, crea ...
* Project planning
Project planning is part of project management, which relates to the use of schedules such as Gantt charts to plan and subsequently report progress within the project environment. Project planning can be done manually or by the use of project ma ...
References
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