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Q: Span of control refers to the number of people units who report to a supervisor What is the optimal ratio for span of control?
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Definition of span of manaement?

Span of management, or span of control is the number of people a manager can manage effectively. A set number of subordinates reporting to one supervisor.


What is the desired span of control in the ICS?

The desired range of span of control is 3 to 7 personnel, with 5 being optimal. Under certain conditions, up to 10 personnel may be assigned to one team under a single supervisor. The span of control is 3-7. The idea is five people a single person can command. From NIMS: In ICS, the span of control of any individual with incident management supervisory responsibility should range from 3 to 7 subordinates, with 5 being optimal. During a large-scale law enforcement operation, 8 to 10 subordinates may be optimal.


What means means that each individual involved in incident operations will be assigned to only one supervisor?

Span of Control


Is an administrative assistant the same as a supervisor?

Nope - supervisors are usually in charge of a number of people - an admin assistant usually carries out the more mundane tasks, and would be answerable to the supervisor.


What is a supervisor and a superior?

A Supervisor, is someone with more experience, put in charge of someone else or a group of people, to make sure that things are done properly. A superior, is anyone who has a higher social standing than another. Someone who is more influential, more experienced or in control of more power. A supervisor is usually a superior, but a superior is not neccessarily a supervisor.


Why does Answers.com have to be hateful and racist?

Answers.com can't control who joins the site or what people say. We can, however, block people who are racist or who cyberbully. You should report anyone doing this to a supervisor.


What refers to the number of people a manager supervises?

Span of Control


What is considered normal cholesterol level?

The optimal cholesterol level for most people will be a number less than one hundred. however it is typically acceptable for people to be up to one hundred and twenty nine.


Who are the people who put music to movies?

Music supervisor


What is the definition of a wide span of control?

A wide span of control is the number of people who is basically report to his one manager and it means the more people under the control of one manager that is called wide span of control.


Do a lot of people on here answer questions in a way that provokes a supervisor to edit it?

Yes, but I suppose that is because there is a lot of people on this site. Remember you don't have to be a supervisor to edit answers.


When you start a job how do you establish good relationship with your colleagues supervisor?

Never kiss up to your supervisor, your colleagues will hate you for this. Nobody likes people that do this. You should just do as you are asked and approach the supervisor when you have any problems. I used to be a supervisor and hated these types.