Professional Documents
Culture Documents
I. Organization
Summary:
Management is a systematic
program implemented to achieve
certain objectives or goal
Planning
Controlling Organizing
Directing Staffing
Management
Management as a process
The process of directing and facilitating the work of people
who are organized for a common purpose.
It is the process of combining the efforts and resources of
individuals with a common interest to achieve a desired
objective.
Management as a function
Application of authority
The art of handling people
The function of getting things done through the efforts of
others.
Concepts of Management
1. Systematic
by means of a “plan of action”
2. Scientific
developing better methods of increased efficiency
3. Humanistic
cooperation and coordination leading towards greater
accomplishment
“human relations” (HR)
Management Control
Control
To check or regulate
To keep within limits
Executive Functions
To plan – making things happen that would otherwise not
occur. It is an intellectual process, the conscious
determination and direction of action.
To organize – improving the organization will always
improve performance.
To direct – guiding and supervising
- Leadership and Coordination
To control – evaluation of results vs. established standards,
and measures to correct discrepancies.
“Success is the result of good management. And
management is the effective, efficient, economical,
utilization of the resources of man, money, materials,
machine, methods and memoranda”
1. Decision Making
Decision making is the fundamental process of
management.
Decision is a judgment
One of the main tasks of a manager
Decision Process
Identify the problem
Specify objectives and goals
Develop solutions
Analyze and compare solutions
Select and implement solution
Monitor results
2. Budgeting Time
Time is a limiting factor, the scarcest resource, and
in the process, we call accomplishment as time.
Characteristics of time
Unique resource – short in supply
Irreplaceable
3. Employee Discipline
Discipline is a means that the management uses to
bring employees’ behavior under control.
It is the action of the employer against an employee
for infraction of company policies.
3 dimensions of control
a. A means of establishing awareness of the employees
regarding the proper behavior, attitude and conduct in
their jobs.
3. Employee Discipline
3 dimensions of control
b. A means of establishing an atmosphere conducive to
working together efficiently.
Principles of discipline:
Disciplinary action should not be taken unless there is an
obvious necessity for it
Reason for disciplinary actions should be made clear
Give the man a chance to present his side of the story
There should be no favoritism or discrimination
Reprimand should be given right after the occurrence of the
act.
Forgive and forget
Never discipline anyone in the presence of others
The discipline that is inflicted must be just
3. Employee Discipline
Principles of discipline:
Disciplinary measure should be applied by the immediate
superior of the employee affected
II. Construction Pre-planning
2. Planning is integration
Both long and short range plans provides a unified structure to
give purpose to the organizational units involved.
Planning Functions
Residential
Condos, town houses, apartments, single family homes
Owners may be development companies or individual owners
Fairly low tech
Building Construction Projects
Office buildings, large apartment buildings, shopping malls,
theaters
Dependent on economy
Designed by architects with engineering support
Construction Project Categories
Heavy Construction
Roads, bridges, dams, tunnels, water & waste water systems
Designed by engineers
Usually public projects
Industrial Projects
Steel mills, petroleum refineries, chemical processing plants, auto
production facilities
Specialized design and construction
Limited companies do this work
Chronology
Conceptual Planning
Owner makes decisions on designers, site, and project cost and
schedule
Iterative process – add in and delete items to get desired final
product
Need to gather as much info as possible
Rehab work uncovers many unknowns
Permits are started and applications made
Estimate +/- 25%, Schedule +/- month
Chronology
Schematic Design
Actual design begins
Looking at method and materials to use
Value engineering
Begin setting up work packages
Id long lead time items
Preliminary estimate (+/- 10%) and schedule are completed
Chronology
Design Development
Final design phase
Make system choices based on cost and schedule
Prequalification process for bidders
Contract documents and determination of work packages –
Woodrow Wilson Bridge
Fair cost estimate and schedule developed
Chronology
Construction
Mobilization
Milestones
Substantial completion
Punchlist items
Project Close out
Project Risk