Professional Engineering Management: Activities and Challenges

This report delves into professional engineering management within the aviation sector, focusing on Delta Aviation. It examines the current engineering business environment, organizational structure, logistics, and supply chain management. The study evaluates elements and issues influencing successful management of engineering activities, including challenges like poorly defined goals and communication issues. It discusses effective persuasion and negotiation steps, evaluates delivery plan processes, and considers potential emergencies. Furthermore, the report explains steps for effective group meetings and presentations, leadership styles, communication skills, coaching, and mentoring. Finally, it addresses social responsibility, continuing professional development, and ethical standards for engineers, emphasizing the necessity for staying updated in the field. Desklib provides this and other solved assignments for students.

Professional Engineering Management
Name of the Student:KaladAlmesallam

Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
Task 1...................................................................................................................................3
1.1..................The current engineering business environment and organisational structure:
3
1.2 Logistics and supply chain management:......................................................................4
1.3 Total quality management, types, origins and development:........................................5
1.4 Evaluate elements and issues influencing successful management of engineering
activities...........................................................................................................................................6
1.5 List and discuss the challenges during managing the engineering activities:...............7
Task 2...................................................................................................................................8
2.1 Discussion of the steps for effective persuasion and negotiation..................................8
2.2 Evaluation of the process of delivery plan meets the demands...................................10
2.3 Evaluation of any emergencies preventing on the success of delivery plan................13
Task 3.................................................................................................................................14
3.1 Explanation of the steps for effective persuasion and negotiation..............................14
3.2 Descriptions of the steps for managing effective group meetings...............................15
3.3 The steps for delivering an effective presentation.......................................................16
3.4 Evaluation of the steps for delivering plan meeting the requirements........................17
3.5 Leadership styles and effective communication skills................................................18

3.6 The effective ways for coaching and mentoring..........................................................18
Task 4.................................................................................................................................19
4.1 Discussion of the context of social responsibility for scientists and engineers...........19
4.2 The ways in which an engineer can involve in continuing professional development20
4.3 The engineering profession ethical standards..............................................................21
4.4 Evaluation and justification of necessity to be active and updated.............................21
Conclusion.........................................................................................................................22
References..........................................................................................................................23

Introduction
Aviation risk management provides the impression of being single idea that is attained
for actual practice in cyclic process. Risk management helps in identifying as well as placing
control in aviation safety management. Hence, understanding of risk management is important
for aviation industry. Present study deals with the present engineering business environment as
well as organizational structure of Delta Aviation, an Aircraft Service organization. Logistics and
supply chain management, process of dealing with supply chain and ensuring buy-in from the
suppliers are described in the study. In addition, the engineering management tools required to
design an engineering services and delivery plan for aviation sector, evaluation of the delivery
plan encounters the requirements of aviation sector are discussed in the present paper. Any
emergencies that might prevent success of the delivery plan for Delta Aviation is evaluation in
the study. On the other hand, the steps for effective persuasion as well as negotiation, the steps to
manage effective group meetings and delivering effective presentation and the steps of delivering
plan developed encounters the needs of a sector is discussed along with personal commitment to
professional standards as well as obligations to society.
Task 1
1.1 The current engineering business environment and organisational structure:
The business environment is the compilation of the all-internal and external factors that
affects the business. The factors that are internal and external can affect each other for a
business. Several external controls are uncontrollable. In the recent time for the engineering, the
business environment is becoming an essential factor (Zhang et al. 2018). There are several

external factors of the engineering business environment. For every business, political factor is
the most important, as for any business the permission is needed from the government. There are
macroeconomic and micro economic factors are there which is included in the business
environment.
Figure 1: Organizational structure of Delta Aviation
(Source: Lališ et al. 2018, p.441)
The organizational structure of any company depends on the size of the company. In this
report the selected company is the Delta Aviation. As it is an airline company so the
organizational structure is depend of the size of the airline. Mainly the industry of the airline is
manages all the activities by the board of the directors and by the chief executive officer. The

airline industry uses the hubs that are the small stations. A large amount of passengers are send
to the different hubs.
1.2 Logistics and supply chain management:
The logistics is mainly related to the activities, which occur within the single organization
inside. The supply chain refers to chain or the network of the companies for working for a
particular project or product. The SCM or the Supply Chain Management traditionally
acknowledges all the logistics.
Logistics and supply chain management. : The logistics is about mainly to get the
product correctly, to the customer, in a required quantity, in the proper condition, at right time, at
right place and mainly at the minimal cost.
Total Quality Management (TQM): It describes management approach to get long-term
success by making satisfaction of customers. The members of an enterprise are participating in
enhancing procedure, products, services as well as culture where they can work.
Supply chain is mainly a network of many companies or the organizations that are related
with each other through the every phase of the linkages. The companies are involved is various
process as well as the activities which produce the value in the form of a product and the services
in hand of the consumer that are ultimate. There is several different definition of supply chain
management.
1.3 Total quality management, types, origins and development:
Total quality management all the members of the organization participates for improving
the services, processes, products and the work culture. The main objective of the total quality

management is only focusing on the customer of the organization. The total quality management
uses several data, strategy and the communication techniques that are effective.
There are various different types of TQM present for the quality management of the
product. These tools of the TQM are used for the analysis of the data and to determine the
methods for improving the process of the quality for an organization (Lališ et al. 2018). The
different type of TQM is used for different kind of requirement of the business. The different
types of the TQM are:
 Check sheet
 Pareto chart
 Histogram
 Control chart
 Run chart
 Scatter diagram
 Flow chart
 Quality function development
The TQM or the total quality management in the form of the statistical control of the
quality is important. Walter A. Shewhart invented the TQM. The TQM was initially developed
and implemented on the Western Company of Electric and developed by the Joseph Juran who
used this method.

1.4 Evaluate elements and issues influencing successful management of engineering
activities
There are many elements and issues are there for the industry which leads to the success
of the activities of the engineering activities. There are three essential elements for the successful
management of activities of the management of the engineering. The organizational structure of
the organization includes general manager as head of the position. On the other hand, purchase
office, sales office and office manager have the responsibility to manage the positions. The
managers take care of and monitor all operations in the organization.
The first one is the design of the overall architecture of the engineering activities, the
second one is the design of the subsystem and the third and the last one is the construction
system of the engineering activities. It is the duty of the manager of the engineering management
to assign specific people for the each task. The people whom the tasks are allocated must have
the required skill to do the job effectively and efficiently so that the management of the
engineering will get success eventually, which is mentioned as subsystem. For every
management there are issues that are generated so it is the duty of the manager of the engineering
activities to mitigate those challenges for successfully implementing the activities of the. In the
industry of the delta aviation also the activities of the engineering management is implemented
successfully. Hence, the designing process of overall architecture regarding engineering
activities can gain competitive benefits by implementing the design in the system.
1.5 List and discuss the challenges during managing the engineering activities:
There are several challenges that are presented in the activities of the management
activities that the engineering management. The challenges are common for the any management

system. The industry that is chosen for this repot s the delta aviation company also face several
challenges in the engineering management activities. The challenges are given below:
 The goals are defined poorly
 The deadline of the project is unrealistic
 The scope does not properly assessed
 The skills of the teams are insufficient
 Issues related to the communication
 Improper management of risks
 Not using the proper tools for the engineering activities
 Team issues in the engineering management activities.
The help of the manager of the engineering management can overcome these challenges
effectively. The superior of the engineering management must describe the activities to the all
engineers so that the goal is clear for them. The deadline that is given to the engineers to
complete an allocated task must be realistic so the engineers will not compromise the quality.
The scope for the activities had to be defined well to build the project as per the scope. The team
that is having the required skill must be appointed for the task so that they can do the task and the
activities in an efficient way with effectiveness (Wong et al. 2016). All the engineers of the
project activities must be communicate with each other and the superiors of the project in order
to complete the activities without any ambiguity. There must be some plans for the risk
management as the risk can occur anytime during the activities. For the each activities a proper
tools needed to be used so that the activities will done with ease.

Task 2
2.1 Discussion of the steps for effective persuasion and negotiation
Having made a solitary line or different lines of conceivable arrangements, mediators at
that point endeavor to make question for their partners. Making uncertainty or bringing down
desires comprises of a progression of unsurprising and now and again ceremonial practices
which endeavor to convince different gatherings that their expressed favored arrangement is
probably not going to be accomplished at transactions or somewhere else. This procedure of
uncertainty creation endeavors to challenge convictions, practices and feelings which are joined
to every gathering's favored solution. Mediators utilize "rights, power and objectives" talk
conversely as they endeavor to make question. These three classes of rights, power and
objectives cover. It is extremely helpful to endeavor to order key supposedly enticing
suggestions for instance, "rights" talk might be more influential for legal counselors, and
"objectives" and "hazard" talk more powerful for agents. "Rights" can be depicted as a
progression of suppositions about the scope of advantages and misfortunes which may come
about because of legitimate process and basic leadership. Accordingly surmises require
impressive lawful information and ability, they should preferably originate from the psyches and
mouths of experienced and legitimate attorneys keeping in mind the end goal to have a level of
convincingness.
Customers who discuss "equity", "rights", "privileges" or "decency" are normally
extremely unpersuasive, despite the fact that such ideas may have high individual significance.
"Rights" talk is here and there called "bartering in the shadow of the law and its lawful
procedure. The shadow of the law includes in any event the set of three of questions of

vulnerability, cost and deferral. In this manner the author as middle person has regulated various
intercessions where extremely able legal counselors report discreetly with postponement of
between 15 two years. Aside from the standard set of three of dangers, there are numerous other
routine questions joined to case which are discussed at arrangements, and which rapidly cover
with "objectives" questions. It is routinely subdivided into the accompanying components or
preconditions to think about how a leader may carry on later on. "Rights" can be depicted as a
progression of theories about the scope of advantages and misfortunes which may come about
because of lawful process and basic leadership. Accordingly surmises require significant
legitimate learning and ability, they should in a perfect world originate from the brains and
mouths of experienced and respectable legal counselors keeping in mind the end goal to have a
level of enticement. Customers who discuss "equity", "rights", "privileges" or "decency" are
normally extremely unpersuasive, despite the fact that such ideas may have high individual
significance (Fang et al. 2017). "Rights" talk is now and again called "bartering in the shadow of
the law. The shadow of the law includes in any event the set of three of questions of
vulnerability, cost and postponement. In this manner the essayist as go between has regulated
various interventions where exceptionally equipped legal counselors declare discreetly. Aside
from the standard set of three of dangers, there are numerous other routine questions appended to
prosecution which are presented at arrangements, and which rapidly cover with "objectives"
questions. It is routinely subdivided into the accompanying components or preconditions to think
about how a leader may act later on.
2.2 Evaluation of the process of delivery plan meets the demands
Firms and different associations are reliant on the help of different gatherings and people
for their proceeded with survival (Pajunen, 2006). The aviation industry passing by making a

proper phase that routes as well as maximizing the bigger challenge that the operators face is
reducing as well as tight control of making direct operating costs. The demands with accurate
and reliable as well as real-time information system that arms the process of decision making
process. Airline faces several challenges the designing the fight schedule evaluating schedule as
well as arriving to the process. It is here that ARO helps the airlines through an automatic
producing minimum number of the aircraft.
The aircraft faces challenges of designing the fight schedule that produces maximum
profit and revenue. In the process, a constant requires evaluation of the flight schedule as well as
arriving the process. It is required to assist the airlines, the aircraft essentially comply with the
maintenance needs as well as operational schedule. In addition, whether the number of aircraft
are available that is fixed in the process.
2.3 Evaluation of any emergencies preventing on the success of delivery plan
An idea that is fundamentally the same as authenticity is notoriety, which likewise
emerges from partner discernment and assessment of the association and can be viewed as an
exceptionally significant resource because of the impact it has on the organization’s capacity to
secure assets. The organization’s notoriety can be influenced by emergencies. Creating and
maintaining a decent notoriety can make numerous advantages for the association; it can draw in
new clients and speculators and in addition enhancing monetary execution. It can prompt
customer devotion, expanded deals and positive informal exchange and in addition making an
upper hand. The organization can likewise be seen as a generally safe speculation and an alluring
union accomplice and if the client depends on the company’s great notoriety as a marker of
authenticity this can add to the client encountering lower seek costs. A decent notoriety can