Although the book emphasizes Electronic Management the text may be valuable to all engineering managers Before I prepared this book I discovered there was no formal training or written material to create new Engineering Managers in industry Generally when an engineer is promoted from within a company he s given no prior instructions on how to manage his new organization This happened to me when I was promoted to manager a very sophisticated Electronic Design Department with no prior training I was told You re now the Manager of the Avionics Design Department responsible for designing electronic black boxes for Lockheed s aircraft Designing electronics is one thing but managing a large group of engineers who have as much experience as I have was not an easy task It was no longer just technical ability and experience that allowed me to be the design leader but now I had to deal with personalities Not only did I have to monitor the designs but I also had to be concerned with budgets schedules deliveries purchasing meetings etc This book provides a different approach on a subject that has not been fully documented or thoroughly explained before The method used here covers all aspects of Engineering Management mainly from an experienced point of view Over the forty years in the electronic design business I have learned many management techniques and by combining these experiences with my own ideas I believe I have created the ideal text that can be used to teach any engineer to become an Engineering Manager The book may be used by companies to assist upper management to monitor their programs and to train potential supervisors in the basic art of managing a department It can be used as a guide by the graduating student or for the entrepreneur who is interested in starting up a new company As I mentioned this comprehensive book can be used by all types of engineers and not exclusively in the field of electronics The principles are basically the