The People Powerhouses
The Management Mastermind
Organizing for Success: Mapping Business Structure.
Plotting for Success
Project Power Moves
100

This management area focuses on recruiting, training, and developing employees within a business.

Human Resources Management

100

What level of management is responsible for purchasing the proper material resources for workers?

Middle

100

This organizational design focuses on grouping people based on their area of expertise.

Functional structure

100

A backup plan businesses implement when their primary plan fails is known as this.

Contingency plan

100

Every project aims to create a specific output, often referred to as this.

Deliverable

200

Department Manager, Small Business Manager, and Regional Manager are positions in which type of management?

General Management

200

When a manager sets specific goals and allocates resources to meet them. Which function is this?

Planning

200

In organizing, this term refers to the number of employees a manager can effectively supervise.

Span of control

200

These should be specific, measurable, and realistic when a business sets them.

Goals

200

This document is drafted to formally authorize a project’s initiation and outline its objectives.

Project Charter

300

Process Improvement Specialist and Call Center Supervisor are positions within which management area?

Operations Management

300

What is the most important resource to a business?

Employees

300

This management function is responsible for coordinating resources in ways that maximize efficiency.

organizing

300

Effective managerial planning answers this key question about the business’s direction.

"What do we want to do?"

300

Determining the timeline for tasks and when they should be completed occurs during this project phase.

Scheduling

400

Which business management career is focused on people?

Human Resources Management

400

A manager reviews progress to ensure goals are being met, fulfilling this management function. Which function of management is this?

Controlling

400

In large companies with multiple countries of operation, this organizational structure makes the most sense.

Divisional Structure

400

Along with tasks and interpersonal relationships, this factor affects the structure of an organization.

Authority

400

These are put in place to ensure that a project stays on track and adheres to its objectives.

Governance Mechanisms

500

An assistant who manages office tasks and supports executives is in this type of office management career.

Administrative Assistant

500

The main purpose of management in any business is to achieve this.

objectives

500

An organizational structure that emphasizes teamwork and cross-department collaboration.

Matrix Structure

500

These types of goals are short-term, specific, and focus on implementing broad strategies.

Tactical Plans

500

A project receives official approval and resources through this document.

Project Charter