| Level: Strategic/Tactical |
| MANAGEMENT} Direction Function. |
| TECHNOLOGY} Firm’s Resource View |
| MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY Technology Direction Function |
| Is the managerial function that enacts the statutory authority concerning management of Technology based-related activities set in motion to accomplish organization’ strategic objectives and determined goals, as well as the personal authority to define actions to assure that the personnel assigned to technology-related activities and operations works in accordance to the processes, operations and quality standards determined by the organization and/or its operational business sphere. The Technology Direction function is accountable for the formulation, implementation and control of Technology plans, policies and derived technology transfer/technology change/technology portfolio management programs and the resulting projects of technology nature. Direction function is connected vertically to the organization’ top management level as staff or as an organizational unit while is horizontally connected with all the other functional areas and/or with business partners’ peers. |
| Level: Operational |
| MANAGEMENT} Coordination Function. |
| TECHNOLOGY} Firm’s Resource View & Technology Adoption Model |
| MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY Technology Coordination Function |
| Is the managerial function focused on technology related activities’ harmonization within the technology unit and among the technology unit and organization functional structure’ units. A distinctive feature of the function is supplies’ procurement as instrumental means to provide—as in plan/program/deal/deliver to user—the necessary technology-related resources, its suitable facilities and its correspondent technology platform as a necessary component for organizational objectives and goals accomplishment. The function encompasses supervision as the combined activity focused on overseeing the work of subordinates by their superiors to prevent errors and/or to solve emergent problems on day-to-day operations. |
| Level: Operational Use: Strategic Input |
| MANAGEMENT} Control Function. |
| TECHNOLOGY} Firm’s Resource View & Technology Adoption Model |
| MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY Technology Control Function |
| Is the managerial function that follows up the firm operations’ enactment activated by the program defined, the complete social body operation, the orders provided and the management principles application, with the purpose to identify the deviations and errors to take corrections for further elimination. Control activities implies assessment and measurement actions run by the direction and its hierarchized levels utilizing registers of statistical use, documental and personal communication means. Applies to all activities and all levels. |