How to represent on a graph what a manager really does? Part 2

In a previous blog post, I presented an example of how graph theory can be used for two simple managerial activities – setting goals and defining tasks. Today, I’ll continue this thread and show more details from the same experiment I recorded using TransistorsHead.com’s online managerial tool. The experiment consisted of assigning managers to 3 groups of students in those groups, and each group was to prepare a plan for a small project, consisting of goals and tasks. All of

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How to represent on a graph what a manager really does? Part 1

If you are a manager, you may have once tried to write down what you do. How did you write it down? In the form of a list of activities? A Gantt schedule or a critical path drawing? Perhaps yet another way. However, to illustrate the activities of a manager and his team for the purpose of work automation, the method of drawing directed graphs is most suitable. I’ll introduce you to this method below, and you can read my

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