Project Stakeholder Management
To Dr Alex Manzoni
The evolution of management thought and it’s relation to project management organisational structures.
Author: Jarrod Belle
Executive Summary
Contents 1.0 – Introduction 2.0 – Part A – Management functions and evolution 3.1 – Preclassical period 3.2 – Classical viewpoint 3.3.1 – Scientific management 3.3.2 – Bureaucratic management 3.3.3 – Administrative management 3.0 – Part B – Project Management and organisational structures 4.3 – Project management 4.4 – Organisational Structures 4.5 – Innovation and Entrepreneurship 4.0 – Appendix A – Bibliography 5.0 – Appendix B – Organisational Chart - Citywide
1.0 – Introduction
The process of organising groups of individuals to accomplish tasks is ancient but the idea or development of management is relatively new. Management is an essential tool used to acquire, allocate or utilise human efforts and natural resources to accomplish some predetermined goals.
The evolution of management can be traced back essentially to small groups of prehistoric humans beginning to communicate and organise themselves into functional groups for the purposes of increasing their hunting effectiveness. From these humble beginning human, population numbers began to increase which facilitated the formation of more complex societal groups or communities. The result was an evolution of management and organisation which was utilised by early civilisations to accomplish astounding feats or engineering such as the Great Wall of China and the Pyramids at Giza.
It wasn’t until the industrial revolution of the 19th and 20th century that management theory was transformed and lead to some of the great advances in the field.
Modern management is the product on centuries of differing and varied views on management. The functions of modern management stem from many areas but in particular the classic, humanistic and scientific perspectives of management.
The evolution of management thought and it’s relation to project management organisational structures.
Author: Jarrod Belle
Executive Summary
Contents 1.0 – Introduction 2.0 – Part A – Management functions and evolution 3.1 – Preclassical period 3.2 – Classical viewpoint 3.3.1 – Scientific management 3.3.2 – Bureaucratic management 3.3.3 – Administrative management 3.0 – Part B – Project Management and organisational structures 4.3 – Project management 4.4 – Organisational Structures 4.5 – Innovation and Entrepreneurship 4.0 – Appendix A – Bibliography 5.0 – Appendix B – Organisational Chart - Citywide
1.0 – Introduction
The process of organising groups of individuals to accomplish tasks is ancient but the idea or development of management is relatively new. Management is an essential tool used to acquire, allocate or utilise human efforts and natural resources to accomplish some predetermined goals.
The evolution of management can be traced back essentially to small groups of prehistoric humans beginning to communicate and organise themselves into functional groups for the purposes of increasing their hunting effectiveness. From these humble beginning human, population numbers began to increase which facilitated the formation of more complex societal groups or communities. The result was an evolution of management and organisation which was utilised by early civilisations to accomplish astounding feats or engineering such as the Great Wall of China and the Pyramids at Giza.
It wasn’t until the industrial revolution of the 19th and 20th century that management theory was transformed and lead to some of the great advances in the field.
Modern management is the product on centuries of differing and varied views on management. The functions of modern management stem from many areas but in particular the classic, humanistic and scientific perspectives of management.
Bibliography: D A. Wren, 2005, History of management thought, Fifth edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc, US. D. Sampson & R Daft, 2000, Management, Pacific Rim Edition, Nelson, Australia