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Types of Organisations
Line & Staff Organisation
- Classical school chain of command.
- Line managers = manage production
- Staff = functional specialists e.g. Engineers, accountants, QS·
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Types of Organisations
Matrix Organisation
Relationships both vertical & lateral
- o Specialists report directly to their “line manager” but also report to the project manager.
- o Can lead to role conflict (between company loyalty & project commitment)
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Types of Organisations
- A project based org needs flexibility in roles & communication networks to provide support for people & effective information flow.
- Follows the contingency model (management theory)
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STRATEGIC PLANNING
- · Establishing long term goals
- · Clarifying & setting objectives -Turnover, Markets, Profits
- · Strategies – courses of action to achieve objectives
- · The Corporate Plan & giving direction
- · Monitor & review
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STRATEGIC PLANNING
Advantages:
- · Separates the important from the urgent
- . Provides direction for the enterprise
- · Forces the company to identify strengths & weaknesses
- · Market opportunities are identified before they arise
- · Company is prepared for changes in the business environment
- · Reduces crisis management
- · Changes in structure & operating procedures can be planned
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TRAINING
Strategy for main contractor
- PDCA
- Plan
- Company Strategy – Market / People / Skills needed / Performance Appraisals /Training Needs Analysis (TNA) – identifies skills gapsTraining Plan – content of training
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TRAINING
Strategy for main contractor
- DO
- Options for delivery – In House / external / on line / work time / leisure timeOBJECTIVES – SMART
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TRAINING
Strategy for main contractor
- CHECK
- Appraisal Evaluation – By company – objective achieved ? By trainees
- ACT
- Review – Inform future training
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