Материал: Английский язык для управления предприятием. Лавриненко И.Ю., Козлова В.В

Source: Business Improvement Architects. [Электронный ресурс]. – Режим доступа: URL: https://bia.ca/about-us/ (время обращения - 23.08.18).

Task 4. Match English and Russian equivalents:

Task 5. Find 3 pairs of antonyms in the text in Task 3. Make the sentences so that each sentence includes two antonymous words.

Task 6. Make all possible collocations:

Task 7. Form all possible derivatives from the words below using the suffixes:

-ing; - ment; -ity; -able; - tion; - ful; -ly; -al.

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Task 8. Match the sentences as True or False. Prove your choice.

1.Proper risk management is more reactive than practice.

2.Proactive management causes the team to lose valuable time.

3.Identifying risk is only a part of risk management system.

4.The purpose of risk management is to identify target customers.

5.There are more risks in the end of the project than in the beginning.

Task 9. Answer the following questions:

1.In what period of the project is risk management most needed?

2.What is the difference between active and proactive management?

3.What does acceptance of risk depend on?

4.Does risk management supplement other systems apart of problem identification?

5.What will you get by evaluating your business plan for potential problems?

6.By means of what parameters can you define the type of risk that is likely to occur?

7.When shell the process of risk management assessment take place?

Task 10. Sort out the types of risks given below into 5 categories:

Vandalism, sabotage or unpredicted side effects; litigation due to tort law; problems with team members; sued for breach of contract; poorly organized project office; media; risk stemming from design process: currency rate fluctuations.

Source: Business Improvement Architects. [Электронный ресурс]. – Режим доступа: URL: https://bia.ca/about-us/ (время обращения - 23.08.18).

Risk Management in Action

Look up the company in any sector that you like and analyze all possible types of risks that may occur. Offer the risk management plan.

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UNIT 8

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (IMT)

Task 1. Discuss the following questions:

1)What computer technology should be used in a business in the start up?

2)What computer programs simplify the process of business management?

3)Are there any aspects in business that are better

sorted out by a) machines; b) people?

Task2.Readand memorizethewordsbelow thatwillhelpyouunderstandthetext.

1.umbrella[ʌmˈbrelə]term-наиболееширокаяноминацияфактов,явленийит.п.

2.consider [kənˈsɪdə]-– считать

3.selection [sɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n]-– выбор

4.distribution [dɪstrɪˈbjuːʃ(ə)n]- – распределение

5.efficiency [ɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nsi]– эффективность

6.application [aplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n]– применение

7.multiply [ˈmʌltɪplʌɪ] –приумножать

8.capture [ˈkaptʃə]–захватывать

9.enterprise resource [rɪˈsɔːs] management – управление ресурсами предприятия

10.enterprise relationship [rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp] management – управление ресурсами предприятия

11.enterprise records [rɪˈkɔːdz] management - управление документацией предприятия

12.enforcement [ɪnˈfɔːsm(ə)nt]– усиление, укрепление

13.purchase [ˈpəːtʃɪs]- покупать

14.encompass [ɪnˈkʌmpəs] –охватывать

15.simplicity [sɪmˈplɪsɪti]– простота

16.house [haʊs] – вмещать

17.bachelor [batʃələ]ˈ – бакалавр

18.major [ˈmeɪdʒə] – основной предмет специализации

19.assessment [əˈsɛsmənt] – оценка

20.data [ˈdeɪtə] scientist [ˈsʌɪəntɪst] – специалисты по базам данных

21.knowledge [ˈnɒlɪdʒ] worker – работник умственного труда

Task3.Readthetextleading intheissueofInformationManagementTechnology. Information Management Technology (IMT)

Information management technology (IMT) is an umbrella term for the processes, systems, hardware and software a company uses to conduct its day-to-day opera-

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tions. Information management technology is also considered to be a professional discipline where a student learns to manage the selection, distribution and organization of all the technology and related process in a business environment. Information management technology is often seen as a driver of organizational efficiency as technology has traditionally helped workers to be more productive with it than without it.

As the applications of technology in business have multiplied, information management technology has been further segmented into more meaningful categories that capture the function of the technology being used. This includes the enterprise class IMT like enterprise resource management, enterprise relationship management and enterprise records management. Any one of these sub-categories refers to a functional system that depends on hardware (computers, terminals, sensors, etc.), process (training, auditing, enforcement) and software. A large corporation will be running many of these systems, some of which will be purchased and some which are proprietary. The budget line encompassing all those systems and the costs of setting them up and maintaining them will be, for simplicities sake, information management technology. Information management technology is also referred to as information technology (IT) andinformation managementandtechnology.

Information management technology is, as mentioned, a discipline as well as a corporate function. It is often housed under a science program, but it can be part of a disciplinary specialty like a bachelor of health administration with a major in information management technology. Generally speaking, these programs will cover:

Project management

Data security and role management

Data organization and analysis

Systems analysis, design and organization

Software and hardware assessment

There are also many specialties within information management and technology when it is considered as a career.

Data scientists, for example, work with different data sources and sets to create insights, metrics and key performance indicators. Computer network architects handle the creation and maintenance of a business`s network, including administering remote access. Computer hardware engineers design hardware and configure machines in ways that optimize them for their specific function. Workers in information management technology are considered to be a part of the highly skilled workforce and are sometimes referred to as knowledge workers.

Source: Investopedia, [Электронный ресурс]. – Режим доступа: URL: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/information-management-technology-imt.asp (время обращения - 23.08.18).

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Task 4. Match English and Russian equivalents:

Task 5. Make the derivatives out of the words below so that they fit the gaps:

Distribution, organization, productive, functional, simplicity.

1.Sheistheleaderofan international… devotedtotheprotectionofnaturalresources.

2.Thetendencyofmost computerindustryistoprovide…andcomforttotheusers.

3.The outline of the office should be not only modern, but also … .

4.The Russian government centralized the … of food.

5.The learning process was really … as the curriculum was based on the combination of practical and creative tasks and it ended up with many projects.

Task 6. Answer the following questions:

1.What is IMT?

2.What does the enterprise class IMT include?

3.What`s hardware?

4.What does IMT budget line encompass?

5.Workers in Information Management Technology sphere are knowledgeable workers, aren`t they?

Task 7. Match the sentences as True or False. Prove your choice.

1.IT provides the efficiency of enterprise productivity.

2.IMT as a career consists of many specialties.

3.Computer network architects design hardware and configure machines.

Task 8. Put the ideas below in the order they are given in the text:

a)IMT combines business environment and technology.

b)IMT is a driver to enterprise efficiency.

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