For introductory
undergraduate courses in Electronic Communications, Telecommunications Management, and
Business Management in electronic and computer technology or business departments.
With the increasing
necessity of todays use of telecommunications technologies, businesses need to manage
their telecommunications machines effectively to derive the benefits-to do this, it
requires the use of skilled managers. This book provides readers with a well-balanced mix
of material to develop both strong business management and technology skills necessary to
become successful telecommunications managers. The text illustrates this by using business
management tools and techniques to manage a companys telecommunications function, thereby
maximizing benefits and minimizing associated costs.
Features
- Case studies - On enterprise
planning and on project, operations, and acquisitions management.
Provides readers with the opportunity to solve real problems they will encounter as
telecommunications managers.
- Strong emphasis on the
project definition phase.
Helps students to be responsible for defining the problem and implementing an appropriate
solution.
- Detailed calculations and
examples - Used throughout the text.
Demonstrate the managerial problem-solving process.
- CD packaged with the text -
Provides readers with spreadsheet solutions to the problems.
Allows students to simultaneously review both narrative and spreadsheet-calculation
solutions.
- Instructor Resource Kit -
Contains additional case studies, practice problems, personal computing software solution
documentation, assessment materials, and teaching guidelines.
Makes the text more teachable for the instructor and more understandable for the students.
- Illustrations - The text
contains graphics and tables.
Help teach new concepts and document the solutions to case study problems.
- Chapter summaries - Provided
to correspond with the learning objectives provided at the beginning of each chapter.
Provides self-assessment for readers.
- Key Terms, Practice
Problems, Appendixes, and Glossary - All provided to supplement the material covered in
the text.
Supplies students with learning/self-teaching aids.
Table of Contents
I. TELECOMMUNICATIONS
MANAGEMENT BASICS.
1. Telecommunications
Management Overview.
2. What is
Telecommunications?
3. What is
Telecommunications Management?
4. Criteria For
Managerial Success.
5. Telecommunications
Manager Skill Requirements.
II. TELECOMMUNICATIONS
PLANNING.
6. What is Enterprise
Planning?
7. Managerial Tools
and Techniques.
8. Business Management
Skills.
9. Technology
Management Skills.
10. Telecommunications
Planning-A Case Study.
III. PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
11. What is Project
Management?
12. Critical Path Method
Concepts.
13. Project Organization.
14. Project Management: A
Case Study.
IV. OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT.
15. What is Operations
Management?
16. Developing an Operating
Plan.
17. Managing Operations.
18. Operations Management: A
Case Study.
V. ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT.
19. Purchasing Process
Overview.
20. Purchasing Products and
Services.
21. Evaluating Acquisition
Options.
22. Acquisition Management:
A Case Study.
APPENDIX.
A. Personal Computing For
Managers.
B. Microsoft
Project-Another Personal Computing Tool.
C. Job Descriptions and
Performance Appraisals.
D. Present Value of $1.00.
Bibliography.
Glossary.
Index.
680 pages +CD