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Project Management 4A

Unit 2: Corporate and Project Management


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Aim of this Unit:


Focuses on link between corporative and project management. Explains concept of large organisations with extensive range of business and geographically dispersed sites Discuss prime purpose of corporate organisation Discuss prime purpose of project organisation Highlights construction as a peoples activity Investigate management systems
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GOAL OF THIS UNIT


To emphasize that to successfully deliver a construction project, a organisation must have a sound corporative structure, carefully developed systems and a robust project structure.

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Corporate vs Project
Corporate: To develop company ethos, policies, aims and objectives to drive the organisation to survive and grow. Projects: To carry out efficiently and effectively those projects the company undertakes.

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Management (page 9)
Fundamental aspect of all human activity Complex discipline that cross boundaries between many disciplines. .Discuss! Management is a collection of concepts, principles and practices.

Development of management theories


FW Taylor - Principles of production and organization Frank Gilbreth time and motion studies Henry Gantt - ??? Henry Ford assembly line productions Henri Fayol five management processes (plan, organise, command, co-ordinate and control)
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Management Theories
Systems theory suggest that an organisation is the whole, comprising many parts, exists in an environment with many pressures upon its activities.
This is typically a description of a construction company.

Contingency theory focus upon the need for any organisation to adapt to change. Suggest that there is no one correct way to manage an organisation. Management must be totally flexible.
Again this is a descriptor of the construction industry.

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Management of contracting organisation:


Principle contracting organisation differs from manufacturing or process organisation
Greater decentralised management Projects are unique temporary organisations Parent company manages multiple projects Wide range of inter-disciplinary elements Various tiers of management organisations which must be configured from corporate to project. Study figure 2.1 : Key elements of management for construction projects.

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Corporative Structure
Corporate or Company Structure
provides Organisation

Project Structure
Site responsibilities and tasks

Project Structure

Project Structure

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Corporative Structure (p12)


Strong, recognised and accepted structure is required. (figs 2.3 & 2.4) Maintains rigidity but with sufficient flexibility to accommodate change. Structure may be strong vertically aligned (mechanistic) (fig 2.5) or flat informal hierarchy (organic) (fig 2.6). Corporative structure must be robust to allow stability for many temporary site organisations. Org structure must reflect activities of corporative management as well as site management with clear link between these.
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Prominent organisational influences upon organisational structure


Study Table 2.2 for detailed discussion Question: Definition of organisation (p 13)

Organisation chart identifies:


Functional management disciplines Responsibilities Relationships Chains of command Communication routes

See examples in figures 2.3 & 2.4


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Organisational management systems (p15)


A way of doing things Requires protocols, procedures and instructions Allows structure, order and stability Prevents chaos

ISO 9000 international management system Management system must fulfill the companys business policy. Various functions should be linked by interactive and supportive systems See Figure 2.5 (not linked) & 2.6 (linked)
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System elements
Elements are required to develop, drive, implement and improve organisational systems over time. Key elements are:
Policy Organisation Risk assessment Planning Implementation Auditing

Compare with ISO 14001 (Environmental management Systems)


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Systems Documentation (NB: Study figs 2.7 and 2.8)


System is configured to provide broad corporative and operational structure for managing the whole organisation in a holistic way. System exist to provide support to core business units System set standards and goals Systems are formalised through documentation Documentation translates system into operational management procedures. Such documentations includes:
A management system manual Management procedures Working instructions Project management plan
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Effectiveness of management systems (p18)


Requires specific undertaking at both corporative and project level Commitment to policy and strategy Employee ownership of system management functions through buy-in. Performance related goals Good practice guidelines Adequate training and briefing at project level Adequate available resources to facilitate system On-going review and improvement
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Site Management Structure


Site management structures differ from org to org but evolve and develop as business grows Emphasis shifts from managing the work from one office to delegating to sub-organisations

Configured in such a way to facilitate efficient and effective achievement of objectives and goals See figure 2.9 for the site structure of a large principle contracting organisation.
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Site Organization

Summary
Carefully conceived and robust organisational structure is a prerequisite for effective site management. Company mission, policies, aims and objectives must be disseminated through org at both corporate and project level. Management systems, sets of procedures and working instructions guides and direct functional management activities. Core element is company documentation
Manuals, procedures, working instructions, project plans.
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