Management: Efficiency vs Effectiveness....

"Effectiveness & Efficiency Are Seperate Things"

Yes off course these are are the two distinct words as a management  perspective.

Effectiveness means what we complete the task in given time. It provide the insight of how effectively we manage the things

Efficiency is what we complete in time with quality of work. It provide how we achieve the specified quality in given time.

A Continuation of effective actions brings better efficiency.

Effectiveness= Efficiency / Total no. of inputs taken

EFFECTIVENESS... IS THE FINAL RESULT   & EFFICIENCY... IS HOW U REACH THERE !

There is a clear distinction between both... Ur end result will tell the Management, How Effective U are & the Way U reach the End Result ( the Finesse, the Speed, the Decision making etc. ) will tell the Management about How Efficient U are.

BUT... BOTH THESE NEED TO HAVE THE RIGHT FUSION, which will Prove any Professional's WORTH to the Management.

Happy Debating Friends ! 

Effectiveness is related to how a particular management process is in terms of achieving the target goals. Efficiency is optimal utilization of resources and cost reduction. There are definitely not same.

THANK YOU JYOTI .IN VERY SIMPLE TERMS EFFICIENCY IS REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE ANYTHING.EFFICIENT PEOPLE ARE CHOSEN OR DELEGATED RESPONSIBILITIES.

TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES PEOPLE SHOULD USE THEIR EFFICIENCY EFFECTIVELY.OTHERWISE THERE WILL ONLY BE DELAY IN ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES.

Effectiveness is how much initiative we are contributing and Efficiency is what is that we are contributing (i.e) whether it is useful or not

Yes Indeed effectiveness and efficiency are two different things, although both things are equally essential for smooth running and sustaining in today's market.

Effectiveness comes first as to know whether what is being done is wright or wrong whereas next comes efficiency as what is right has to be done best within the available resources.

Both these things are different and to accomplish given work within the given deadline in terms of the money and man hours, one has to think that the work has been completed with using the best way that may cost more than what your management decided and here we need to think that Are we ready to make our work effective at any cost or not? If we choose to work effectively than we need to think that we are proficient in this or not ? If not then the efficiency degrades definitely and here we can prove that to bring effectiveness in our work we have to compromise with our efficiency. So why both things are different.

I think you have given the answer yourself.

Efficiency is doing things right i.e. finding the most efficient way of doing things. When you concentrate on efficiency , you don't bother about whether you should be doing those things in the first place !

Effectiveness is doing the right things i.e. those things which help you achieve your goals. It goes without saying that even the right things need to be done right i.e. if you are inefficient in doing the right things , then obviously you are wasting your resources , either by way of manpower , money or materials or even time.

A combination of effectiveness and efficiency is the hallmark of a leader. Decide which issues need your attention , and then give those issues your full attention.

As terms both are separate. A person can be Efficient, A system can be Efficient. Where an Efficient person's effectiveness on an Efficient System may not be positive.