Management in IT: Principles of Staff Management, Software Management Tools, Strategic Planning, and Developments in Information Technology

MANAGEMENT IN IT
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Table of contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Task 1: Understanding the principles of staff management............................................................3
1.1 Evaluation of staff recruitment policy of the organization........................................................3
1.2 Theories of staff motivation and change in management..........................................................4
1.3 Evaluation of staff administration documentation.....................................................................6
Task 2: Use of software management tools.....................................................................................6
2.1 Use of system management tool to manage planning processes...............................................6
2.2 Effectiveness of software management tool..............................................................................8
Task 3: Participation in strategic planning......................................................................................9
3.1 Evaluation of the roles of IT in planning in strategic planning.................................................9
3.2 Appropriate research methods of the company.......................................................................10
3.3 Issues related to strategic planning..........................................................................................11
Task 4: Developments in information technology.........................................................................12
4.1 Importance of introducing new developments within technology..........................................12
4.2 Impact of new technology on management.............................................................................13
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................14
Reference list.................................................................................................................................15
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Introduction
Management of information technology is the processes of all resources which relates to the
information technology that is managed according to the needs and priorities of an organization.
The information technology does include various resources like computers, hardware,
networking, software as well as people.
The aim of the study is to find the expectations of work based activities of the technology
manager of McLaren Technology Group, with the help of generic skills. The organisation was
founded in 1985 in the United Kingdom and has more than 5289 employees (Mclaren.com.
2017). It is an automotive industry with various technologies. The study also includes the
knowledge and understanding of the technology that is required in the environment of
information technology. Further, the study includes the principles of staff management and use
of various tools of software managements along with the planning of strategies used in the
organization named McLaren Technology Group with development in information technology.
Figure 1: Logo of McLaren Technology Group
(Source: Mclaren.com. 2017)
Task 1: Understanding the principles of staff management
1.1 Evaluation of staff recruitment policy of the organization
McLaren Technology Group holds that their staffs are the soul of their company’s success. So
the company’s main motive is to retain their staffs by offering attractive benefits and
remunerations. Therefore they have created strong policies and principles about this and are
constantly trying to renovate their basic company principles. They are constantly trying to create
a sound and stable company framework for the company to achieve success in future. They have
developed a new style of recruitment and selection criteria so that the company goals are met
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thoroughly. Christopher (2016, p.55) referred that the process of recruitment in the company is
following the approach of open competition principle. They highly value the merits of each and
every candidate for the selection criteria. This is performed by the company because the
company goodwill is withheld thoroughly, and the proper identification of the genuine
candidates are made. Only those candidates are recruited who are most deserving of the job. The
company is also very much concerned about the fact that the recruitment process is followed in a
genuine, orderly and timely manner.
After the total recruitment procedure is completed the company also gives much importance on
the candidate training procedure so that the company is benefited in the long run. As per Fayol
(2016, p. 46) the company also holds some subsidiary rule that the company staff members who
are already working in the company must inform the higher authorities whenever a close
personal related with that staff is applying for the job in that company, so that any unfair
favouritism is avoided in the recruitment process. Whenever a new vacancy is published by
McLaren Technology Group, a description of the job with relevance to the company criteria with
the skills, experience, and knowledge are published along with it. Irizarry et al. (2013, p.253)
suggested that, after a basic aptitude about the knowledge of the candidate, the shortlisted
candidates can be selected for personal interview. The interview is normally carried out by a
panel of four members with one of them being the recruitment manager. Finally, when a
candidate is hired, the final stage that he goes through is the induction process. Generally, the
head of the company's department is responsible for the preparation of the induction program of
the new candidate.
1.2 Theories of staff motivation and change in management
Each and every company has their own ways to motivate their company’s staffs. McLaren
Technology Group also has their own way to motivate their employees. The most common of
these are Needs motivation theory, Equity Theory, Expectancy Theory. The motivation theory is
best described as the highest effort that is exerted towards achieving a certain goal. It is the
ability to satisfy the individual needs. Johnston and Marshall (2016, p.75) argued that, In the
company perspective, the need is directly proportioned to the less amount of tension that it faces.
When the individual needs are met, the tension of the individual gets relieved and the work
outcome becomes more attractive. The needs mainly differed from person to person because the
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