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The management process will increase the probability of attaining the desired quality of life. To achieve the desired quality of life one should set the priority rank for the goals to be achieved. Effective management uses the management process as a tool to achieve the goals prioritized by the individual or the family. The use of management process also helps to maximize the use of resources in the desired manner.
A process is composed of a series of actions or functions to bring about an end result. The management process consists of a series of five progressive and interdependent managerial activities often called subsystem or functions of management
- Planning to achieve goals: Planning includes setting goals, establishing priorities among goals, establishing standards for measuring goals attainment and determining the activities needed to reach the set goals.
- Organizing for performance: Organization is the logical arrangement of activities to be performed with in the plan. It includes dividing responsibilities in among the group/family, delegating authority, and scheduling and synchronizing activities.
- Implementing the Plan: Implement is putting the plan into action. It involves careful observation of the work performance as per plan.
- Controlling the activities/Resources: Controlling helps in successful completion of the plan and conservation / use of resources as per the plan. Directing and guiding are also part of the controlling process.
- Evaluating the results in light of the goals achieved: It is the assessment of the whole management process in achievement of the set goal of the family, the resources usage and the quality of the result produced through the process.
All the above activities must be carried out in the management process regardless of what resource or combination of resources are utilized Each of the sub systems require the mental process called decisions making which is the focal point of the subsystems the quantity, quality and mix of resources that are managed will change with each goals, each person and each situation in which the individual or group functions. The process of management is constant but the results of management are varied as the goals and resources of the persons applying the process to their lives. According to George R. Terry “Management is a distinct process consisting of planning, organizing, actuating and controlling performed to determine and accomplish the objectives by the use of people and resources.
Effective management enhances your chances of reaching the goals by making wise decisions, augmenting resources and using them effectively to attain the desired quality of life. It enables you to recognize your values and those of others, understand the factors which can affect them: you are able to determine your immediate and long term goals and the process of achieving them and allocating the use of resources within the management process to attain the goals.
Individuals and families have goals. In order to achieve these goals, resources must be identified and allocated, decision must be made and planning takes place. Goals must be ranked in order of priority. Resources must be assessed and analyzed to ascertain which combination will produce the best results. The extent to which individuals and families use management principles and processes will produce the best results. The extent to which individuals and families use management principles and processes will determine to a great extent how effective each is in achieving his or her desired quality of life. The well being, affords the opportunity to assess the roles and increases the probability of achieving a higher degree of positive satisfaction.
Let us discuss each step in the management process in detail in the next lessons.
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