Skills and Competencies for Line Managers in IT Organizations

This report discusses the importance of communication and decision-making skills for line managers in IT organizations. It explores the nature and meaning of these skills, their specific role in the organization, and their impact on employees and the organization's competitive advantage.

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Table of Contents
Assessment 2...................................................................................................................................3
Introduction..................................................................................................................................3
Chosen skill and competencies....................................................................................................3
Nature of skill and competencies and meaning...........................................................................4
The specific role of skills and competencies...............................................................................5
Impact on employee.....................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................8

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Assessment 2
Introduction
There are different sectors of skills and competencies which should be included into the
sector of working of an organization. In this context it can be stated that if these two factors are
taken into consideration it would be directly affecting the overall working of the organization.
The main aim of the report is to focus on the different skills and competencies which
would be engaged in the sector of working of an organization. the main focus area is related to
the enhancement and gaining of competitive advantage of the organization.
Chosen skill and competencies
There are different forms of skills and competencies which are related to the working of
the line manager, and in most of the cases, it can be seen that it is directly linked to the goal and
objective of the organisation. The main focus point which can be related to the concept which is
playing a major role is stated and explained below:
 Communication: Communication can be considered as one of the major factors which
should be included in the factor of the line manager which plays a significant role. In most of
the cases, it can be seen that the communication sector which is applied to the employee
plays a significant role in the sector of working of complex project management scenario.
The manager in most of the cases tends to be a major listener which focus on the different
functionality of the project in which they are indulged and working. The management of
conflict in the sector can be stated to be a concern area, and in most of the cases, it can be
considered as a factor which can drive the project to the factor of failure.

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 Decision making: The line manager in most of the cases should be directly linked to the
factor of the decision making which can be one of the vital factor which would be driving the
success factor of the project. The line manager should be taking up decision making area
which would be directly linked to the working of the organisation and which would be
playing an active role in the sector of gaining of competitive advantage. The manager should
be directly focused on the different scope which they have in their sector. The sector of the
working should be aligned with the segment of working.
Nature of skill and competencies and meaning
In the sector of the two factors which are stated above which ate communication and
decision making the nature of skills and competencies are related to the factor of driving certain
factor which is linked to the working of the organisation. The sector of communication means
that there is a proper interaction sector between the employee which work in the projects and the
higher authority. The main sector which is seen in the domain is that the employee can easily get
help when there is any section of the problem seen in the working. The domain of working in
most of the cases it can be stated that linkage of the communication which would be directly
enhancing the section of working and increasing the focus on the competitive advantage can be
one of the concerned areas in the sector. Communication can be considered to be playing a role
in the section of opening an area where everything which is related to the organisation is open,
and this helps in the domain of the working.
On the other hand, the sector of decision making can be considered as one of the factors
which help an organisation to form a different scheme of working. In most of the cases, it can be
noticed that the sector of risk-taking in decision making area can be stated to be very much vital
which would be directly helping an organisation to gain a different form of benefit. The

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experience of the project manager in the context can be stated to be very much crucial which
would be helping the organisation to gain a different form of competitive advantage. In this
context it can be stated that in complex decision making sector the project manager has to take a
vital step which would be directly linked to indulge in the project or not in most of the cases it
can consist of different form of risk factor and the experience of the project manager in the
context play a significant role. Hence it can be stated here that linkage and the decision making
area can be stated to be very much crucial so that the organisation would be gaining a different
form of competitive advantage with the indulgence and the sector of decision making. Moreover,
the sequence of decision making should be aligned to the framework of the organisation and the
project which is undertaken.
The specific role of skills and competencies
In the sector of the skills and competencies, the good people management practice can be
considered to be an important factor. This is due to the factor that there are different sections of
operation which can be linked to the sector of managing of the different practice of the
organisation which would be helping the organisation to gain a different form of benefit. The
sector of communication can be crucial in the domain of the setting of goal and objective of the
organisation which is due to the factor that it should be framed taking into consideration the
demand of the customer. In the sector, one of the important factors which can be stated here is
also feedback which is generated from the end of the customers and the employee. In most of the
cases, it can be stated that good management practice is noticed when there is an alteration of a
sequence of working so that the feedback is implemented and the process of execution is
reversed.

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The implementation of a different process should be done in a manner which would be
helping the organisation to gain. In some of the cases, it can be stated that the sector of operation
is altered which is done due to the factor that there are different sections of feedback which is
generated due to the factor of the different issue which is seen in the sector. This can be
sometimes stated to be very much important due to the increase in the satisfaction level of the
customers and the employee who are indulged into the sector of working of the operation.
Sometimes the line manager has to take a vital decision on whether to implement the feedback or
not, and in this context, the alignment with the goal and objective of the organisation should be
focused.
Impact on employee
The skills and competencies can be stated to be one of the few factors which play a
significant role in the sector of working of the project. As seen in the sector of working it can be
stated that employee gains different types of benefit with the implementation and the focus on
the skills. This is due to the factor that it can be helping an employee to excel in different
sections of working which would also be benefiting the organisation to gain a different form of
competitive advantage. People management in the context can be referred to the domain of the
interaction which is provided from the end of the organisation towards the employee and the
customers so that there is no problem seen in the sector of working and indulging into the
different concept of the working.
The concept of good people management can be stated to be very much crucial in the
working and the concept of indulgence which is related to the execution of the different process.
The communication can be enhanced if the line manager directly provides an interaction sector
with the employee who directly indulges in the proper execution of the project. This is due to the

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factor that the employee has an overall knowledge of the different sector of execution of the
working which can help an organisation to overcome different error which is encountered in the
section of the execution of the task of the project. An employee in the context should be given
higher authority so that they can conduct their work in a proper manner which would be affecting
the working of the organisation and the reaching the satisfaction level of the customers. The
main motive which should be applied from the end of the line manager is an alignment of the
organisation need with the satisfaction level of the indulgence of the work relating to the
employee. Training can be one of the area which should be focused so that line manager can gain
different section of benefit from the sector.
Conclusion
The report can be concluded on a factor that the section of the working of any IT
organization can be involving certain factor which is important in the domain of execution. The
line manager in the execution of the different functionality of the organization can be stated to be
playing a significant role which drives the organization to the factor of success. Moreover, in this
context it can be stated that the role of the employee and the line manager can be stated to be
very much crucial factor in the success factor of the IT organization.

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