Level: Strategic

MANAGEMENT} Prevision/Prévoyance/Planning Function. (Fayol, 1917)

TECHNOLOGY} Economic View (Schumpeter, 1942; Kaldor, 1966)

MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY Technology Planning Function

Is the managerial function focused on the process conducted at top strategic level to define strategic objectives on the matter and anticipate technology related activities to be performed by the firm/organization registered in a plan or course of action, that includes all the firm’ operations, services and functions, oriented to provide easiness to the use of its technology platform as well as to select the best technology-based means to be employed to attain the defined goals and objectives. Technology plan is a main referential input for Investment programs’ projects-valuation-founding activities, for operational technology-related budget planning/control, and for assessment modes and measurement criteria definitions Applies either al macroeconomic as microeconomic level.

Level: Strategic/Tactical

MANAGEMENT} Organization Function. (Fayol, 1917)

TECHNOLOGY} Firm’s Resource View (Penrose, 1959; Wernerfelt, 1984; Barney, 1991)

MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY Technology Organization Function

Is the managerial function focused on the activities oriented to articulate and alignall useful technology-based-related components required by a firm’ operations: materials, tools, capital and staff. Considers two main dimensions: Materials Organization and Social Organization, being in consequence focused on the coordination of technology-based-related activities with resources identified with a technology platform, as key action to move the business and technology plans into the implementation phase.