Management of Technology

Technology management involves the application of management skills to the discovery, development, operation, and proper use of technology. Technology managers help create value for their organization by using technology and other resources to solve problems and improve efficiency and effectiveness. In short, twenty-first century technology managers help ensure that technology creates a better future for all.

Our flagship degree is the BS in Technology Management (TM). Students may enter this degree with almost any AAS degree in a technical area or with 45 approved technical credits without an AAS degree. We also offer the Integrated Studies emphasis for the TM BS degree. This degree allows students to blend TM courses with another selected area. Finally, we offer the AAS Degree in Technology. This degree is designed for individuals who have obtained licenses, certifications, apprenticeships, etc. and desire to continue their college education. We also offer a minor in TM for interested students.

Technology management

1. . What is Technology Management?• Technology Management (MOT) is concerned with development, planning, implementation & assessment of technological capabilities to shape and accomplish the strategic & operational objectives of an organization or central planning goals and priorities of a nation.• Technology Management can also be defined as the integrated planning, design, optimization, operation and control of technological products, processes and services, a better definition would be the management of the use of technology for human advantage• Technology Management is set of management disciplines that allows organizations to manage its technological fundamentals to create competitive advantage.
2.  What is Technology Management?• The Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering defines Technology Management as the field concerned with the supervision of personnel across the technical spectrum and a wide variety of complex technological systems. Technology Management programs typically include instruction in production and operations management, project management, computer applications, quality control, safety and health issues, statistics, and general management principles.• Typical concepts used in technology management are technology strategy ,technology forecasting , technology road-mapping (mapping technologies to business and market needs), technology project portfolio ( a set of projects under development) and technology portfolio (a set of technologies in use).
3.  What is Technology Management?Technology Management (MOT) is mainly carried out at two levels:• At National Level• At Enterprise Level
4. What is Technology Management?• a. Technology Management (MOT) At National Level --- main obejective of is to assure that the nation and its business firms gain sustainable technological compeitiveness in the international markets and maintain strong position in the international business on long-term basis.
5.  What is Technology Management?a. At national level, the domain of technology management includes the following areas:• Developing approprate technology strategy for the nation (e.g. internalisation vs externalisation strategy of the nation)• Technology forecasting (i.e. forecasting the technological changes)• Justification / appropriateness of new technology (including justification for technology adoption )• Sustainable technologies; development of renewable energy technologies• Sustainable economic growth• Planning national technology portfolio
6. What is Technology Management?a. Contd …• Knowledge mangement (i.e. creation, deployment and protection of national technological knowledge base)• Managing external technology acquisitions viz guidelines for foreign technology collaborations• Managing technology absorption• Managing technology diffusion• Performance measurement of new technology• Technology and environment management (Green accounting, Environment Protection Act, 1986 etc)• Technolgy and health & societal management
7.  What is Technology Management?• b. Technology Management (MOT) At Enterprise Level ---- main obejective is to assure that the firm gains & maintains a srong position in its core technologies which are relevant to its product-market relationship and that these technologies support the firm’s competitive strategies.
8.  What is Technology Management?• b. Overview of Technology Management (MOT) At Enterprise Level ----
9. . What is Technology Management?• b. Evolution of Technology Management (MOT) At Enterprise Level ----
10. What is Technology Management?b. At enterprise level, MOT includes following areas:• Developing technology strategy (e.g. leader versus follower strategy)• Technology forecasting• Managing enterprise’s technology portfoio• Technovation (technology innovation)• Knowledge management (e.g. creation, deployment, transfer and protection of firm specific technological knowledge viz through patent etc)• Implementation of new technology (including its integration with the existing structure, systems and workforce)
11. . What is Technology Management?b. Contd…• Technology transfer (inculding problems & management issues), Technology absorption (inculding problems & management issues)• Managing technology change (including organizational issues viz productivity and quality of work life)• Integration of engineering (R&D) and management (of new project) leading to successful implementation / commercialization• Integration of product and process technology ( for delivering the objects)
12.  What is Technology Management?c. contd…• Technology advancement (e.g. learning and process improvement)• Managing technology at the boundary / border of the firm (e.g. collaboration and coordination with supply chain partners and customers) and Technology diffusion (from firm to suppliers and customers)• Performance measurement of new technology (e.g. technlogy assessment, technology audit and feedback)• Technology and environmental sustainability (e.g. environmental impact assessment, environmental audit, discharge of environmental responsibility, green marketing
13.  The Key Tasks of MOTThe key tasks of MOT at enterprise level may be summed up as below:• Technology Planning like deciding technology strategy, selecting appropriate technologies etc.• R&D Management• Innovation Management• Strategic Management of Technology (SMOT)
14.  Strategic Management of Technology ( SMOT)• Strategic Management of Technology (SMOT) means that the product, service or process technologies of an organization / enterprise are managed from a long range prespective, as these technologies have wide-ranging effects on all levels and functions in the organization.• Importance / benefits of SMOT ???
15.  STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (STMS)• Strategic Technology Management System (STMS) calls for adopting systems approach in the organization on long term basis i.e. STMS emphasizes systematic management of technology on long term basis as the technology moves along its life cycle from birth to decline.
16. . STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (STMS)• Strategic Technology Management System is a systems life cycle approach for strategic management of technology that includes eight phases as shown below:
17. Phases of STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (STMS)I. Technology CreationThis phase involves creation & generation of new technologies. This phase involves following activities :• Creativity & Invention• Innovation• Senior management commitment to technology creation and generation• Developing requisite & supportive corporate culture for promoting technology creation and generation
18.  Phases of STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (STMS)II. Technology MonitoringThis phase calls for monitoring technology trends and changes before implementing new technology. It involves following activities :• Installing & developing information systems for monitoring technological trends and changes• Competitive analysis to understand competitiveness provided by existing and prospective technologies• Customer & supplier interfaces to understand market and technological changes• People links (viz. internal staff, research bodies etc) to understand market trends and technological changes
19.  Phases of STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (STMS)III. Technology AssessmentThis phase involves following activities :• Understanding directions of markets in terms of technology• Integration of technology & business planning• Customer interfaces to assess the commercial feasibilty of prospective technologies• Assessing contributions of technology projects to business strategy
20. . Phases of STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (STMS)IV. Technology TransferThis phase leads to transfer of technology from external source to own Research and Development (R&D); and internally from R&D to production. This phase involves following activities :• Entering strategic alliances to develop or acquire potential technologies• Using product design teams for reaping benefits of planned technological change• Reducing functional barriers to technology transfer• Utilizing people links for successful technology transfer i.e. involving people across the organization
21. . Phases of STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (STMS)V. Technology AcceptanceThis phase calls for acceptance of technology as a beneficial change and involves following activities :• Supportive organizational design & structures• Supportive corporate culture• Senior management commitment• Asessment of impacts of technological change on orgnanization, enhancing benefits, reducing adverse effects, smoothening barriers / hurdles in the change
22. Phases of STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (STMS)VI. Technology UtilizationThis phase involves following activities :• Effective project management for seeking maximum utilization• Process technologies to support and facilitate maximum utilization• Supportive marketing starategies, efforts and utilizing feedback for improvementThis phase leads to technology growth as reflected by incease in sales.
23. Phases of STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (STMS)VII. Technology MaturityThis phase involves analyzing maturity of existing technology and its related products / services / processes through study of following indicators:• Efficiency vs. effectiveness contributed by the current technologies in attaining organizational goals• Market stability in terms of volumes / sales• Rise of substitutes in the marketplace• Diminished returns on investment• Decline of market share • Loss of competitiveness in the marketplace
24.  Phases of STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (STMS)VIII. Technology Decline• This is the last phase. During this phase a technology and its related products / services / proceses/ applications show substantial / sharp decline in usage / applications / sales. Technology and its associated products or services become ordinary commodity. Technology degrades and becomes obsolete.• This phase calls for movement to new technological opportunities.• Thereafter the cycle re-starts by the creation of a new technlogy / movement towards a new technology. All the above steps are repeated .