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Functions of Management
Salvatore Lee
6/11/2006
The Functions of Management
Management is the process of directing and allocating human and physical resources to
complete the goals of any group effort, whether it is in a corporation or a volunteer group.
According to Bateman and Snell, management consists of four basic functions; planning,
organizing, leading and controlling. (2004, p14) In order to effectively and efficiently
manage a function, one needs to understand the difference between them. That function
could be the completion of a major corporate project or the ongoing goals and
responsibilities of my personal life.
The first function is planning. Planning is determining the goals and deciding what has to
be done to achieve these goals. It will include analyzing all the resources available whether
they are materials, knowledge-based or human. During the planning stage management
needs to divide the project in to smaller parts and determine which parts have to be
completed before others. I use the planning stage to determine my goals and how I want to
achieve them. I decide which goals need to be reached first and create plan to complete
them. On a daily, weekly and monthly basis, I determine what needs to be completed and
what resources will be required to effectively reach my immediate deadlines, whether
personal, business or for education.
Once completing the planning stage, the manager has a list of resources needed to
complete the project. Now it is time to organize, which starts with acquiring everything
needed to go ahead. The manager may have to build the team to work on theproject, or
