SMART What is SMART SMART is an analytical technique for designing objectives in management and planning. SMART is an acronym from the initial letter of the English names of the objective attributes: Specific, Measurable, Achievable/Acceptable, Realistic/Relevant, Time specific/Trackable. SMART is an analytical technique for designing objectives in management and planning . SMART is an acronym from the initial letter of the English names of the objective attributes: S - Specific M - Measurable A - Achievable/Acceptable R - Realistic/Relevant T - Time Specific/Trackable Use of the SMART method in practic e : SMART method is used for the design of objectives (especially specific objectives ). In their design it must be maintained the SMART condition for each objectives and their metrics . It means th...
Importance of Vision and Mission Statements One of the first things that any observer of management thought and practice asks is whether a particular organization has a vision and mission statement. In addition, one of the first things that one learns in a business school is the importance of vision and mission statements. This article is intended to elucidate on the reasons why vision and mission statements are important and the benefits that such statements provide to the organizations . It has been found in studies that organizations that have lucid, coherent, and meaningful vision and mission statements return more than double the numbers in shareholder benefits when compared to the organizations that do not have vision and mission statements. Indeed, the importance of vision and mission statements is such that it is the first thing that is discussed in management textbooks on strategy. Some of the benefits of having a vision and miss...
Types of Organizational Structures Functional If you’ve had a job, you likely worked in a functional organizational structure. The functional structure is based on an organization being divided up into smaller groups with specific tasks or roles. For example, a company could have a group working in information technology, another in marketing and another in finance. Each department has a manager or director who answers to an executive a level up in the hierarchy who may oversee multiple departments. One such example is a director of marketing who supervises the marketing department and answers to a vice president who is in charge of the marketing, finance and IT divisions. An advantage of this structure is employees are grouped by skill set and function, allowing them to focus their collective energies on executing their roles as a department. One of the challenges this structure presents is a lack of inter-departmental communication, with most issues and discussions takin...
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