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Management Roles
The primary role of management is to make it possible for teams to work. They also provide guidance and direction to work effort.

The role of management in an organization is purely functional. It is not a role any more or less prestigious than any other role in the company. It is similar to the difference between marketing personnel and engineering personnel. The function of management is:

Set up a plan (vision) for the company, group, or team being managed.
Ensure that the management personnel can do their jobs with the up most efficiency.
Resolve any disputes that arise.
Act as an interface between employees and upper management Track resource use and report costs to higher management.
Present new ideas for the company to upper management.
Track project progress and revise estimates or make adjustments.
Deal with problems and shield employees from them as much as possible to allow them to concentrate on their jobs.


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