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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.
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.
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.
Corporative Structure
Corporate or Company Structure
provides Organisation
Project Structure
Site responsibilities and tasks
Project Structure
Project Structure
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
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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