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Eng Man : PART 1 Flashcards

1
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Management is:

A

An art

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2
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Engineering is:

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A science

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3
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Engineers can become good managers only through
__________.

A

Effective career planning

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4
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If you are an engineer wanting to become a manager, what will you do?

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All of the above

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5
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When engineer enters management, what is the most likely problem he finds difficult to acquire?

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All of the above

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6
Q

What management functions refers to the process of anticipating problems, analyzing them, estimating their likely impact and determining actions that will lead to the desired outcomes and goals?

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Planning

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7
Q

What refers to the establishing interrelationships between people and things in such a way that human
and materials resources are effectively focused toward achieving the goal of the company?

A

Organizing

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What management function involves selecting candidates and training personnel?

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Staffing

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9
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What management function involves orienting personnel in the most effective way and channeling resources?

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Directing

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10
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Actual performance normally is the same as the original plan and therefore it is necessary to check for deviation and to take corrective action. This action refers to what management function?

A

Controlling

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11
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What refers to management function which is to encourage others to follow the example set for them, with great commitment and conviction?

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Leading

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12
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What refers to a principal function of lower management which is to instill in the workforce a commitment and enthusiasm for pursuing the goals of
the organization?

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Motivating

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13
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What refers to the collection of the tolls and techniques that are used on a predefined set of inputs to produce a predefined set of outputs?

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Project Management

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14
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Which is NOT an element of project management process?

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Research and development

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15
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What is the most essential attribute of a project manager?

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Leadership

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16
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In project management, what provides a simple yet effective means of monitoring and controlling a project at each stage of its development?

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Life cycle model

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17
Q

What project life cycle model is the most relevant for
information technology project?

A

Waterfall model

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18
Q

In project management, “R & D” stands for:

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Research and Development

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19
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In project management O & M stands for:

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Operation and Maintenance

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20
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A project management must be very good in which of the following skills?

A

All of the above

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21
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Project integration management involves which of the following processes?

A

Quality planning

22
Q

Project quality management involves all of the following processes except:

A

Quality feature

23
Q

What is defined as an organized method of providing past, present, and projected information on internal operations and external intelligence for use in decision-making?

A

Management Information System

24
Q

Middle management level undertakes what planning activity?

A

Intermediate planning

25
Q

Strategic planning is undertaken in which
management level?

A

Top management level

26
Q

Top management level

A

Little managerial control and high degree of
risk

27
Q

If you are appointed as a division manager, your first task is most likely to

A

Set goals

28
Q

What is defined as the process of planning,
organizing, and controlling operations to reach objective efficiently and effectively?

A

Operations Management

29
Q

For a project manager to achieve his given set of goals through other people, he must have a good
__________.

A

Interpersonal skills

30
Q

What type of conflict do managers encounter when there is disagreement on issues of territorial power or
hidden agenda?

A

Politics

31
Q

The process of partitioning an organization into subunits to improve efficiency is known as __________.

A

Departmentalization

32
Q

By departmentalization of an organization, it decentralizes __________?

A

All of the above

33
Q

What type of committee companies or corporations
created for a short term purpose only?

A

Ad hoc committee

34
Q

What refers to a description of whether the
objectives are accomplished?

A

Effectiveness

35
Q

An engineering is required to finish a certain engineering job in 20 days. He is said to be __________ if he finished the job within the required period of 20
days

A

Effective

36
Q

If an engineer provides less input (labor and materials) to his project and still come out with the same output, he is said to be more __________.

A

Efficient

37
Q

To determine a qualified applicant, the engineer manager will subject the applicant to a test that is used to measure a person’s current knowledge of a subject?

A

Performance test

38
Q

What type of training is a combination of on-the-job training and experience with classroom instruction in particular subject?

A

Apprenticeship program

39
Q

What type of authority refers to a specialist’s right to oversee lower level personnel involved in the project regardless of the personnel’s assignment in the organization?

A

Functional authority

40
Q

When a consultant or specialist gives advice to his superior, he is using what type of authority?

A

Staff authority

41
Q

When structuring an organization, the engineer manager must be concerned with the determining the scope of words and how it is combined in a job. This
refers to __________.

A

Division of labor

42
Q

When structuring an organization, the engineer must be concerned with the grouping of related jobs, activities,
or processes into major organizational subunits. This refers to:

A

Departmentation

43
Q

Which technique will the manager use when evaluating alternative using qualitative evaluation?

A

Intuition and subjective judgment

44
Q

Which technique will the manager use when evaluating alternative using quantitative evaluation?

A

Rational and analytical techniques

45
Q

What refers to the strategic statement that identifies
why an organization exists, its philosophy of management, and its purpose as distinguished from other similar organizations in terms of products, services
and markets?

A

Corporate mission

46
Q

What refers to a process of influencing and
supporting others to work enthusiastically toward achieving objectives?

A

Power

47
Q

What describes how to determine the number of service units that will minimize both customer’s waiting time and cost of service?

A

Queuing theory

48
Q

What refers to the rational way to conceptualize,
analyze and solve problems in situations involving limited or partial information about the decision environment?

A

Decision theory

49
Q

What is quantitative technique where samples of populations are statistically determined to be used for a
number of processes, such as quality control and marketing research?

A

Sampling theory

50
Q

The engineer manager must be concern with the needs of his human resources. What refers to the need of the employees for food, drinks, and rest?

A

Physiological need

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