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ABSTRACT
This assignment is about Management in an Organisation for a Residential Housing Project. A Housing colony generally compromises of building blocks which are categorized based on grade of personnel working in the firm. This grade varies from senior executive to blue collared workers. The rational of organizational management is to facilitate the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements in terms of Scope, Cost, Time, Quality, Participant satisfaction. In organizational management, the important steps include: 1. Choosing the right people 2. Setting up the right organization 3. Using the right system The concept of how to choose the right people for the task and how to set up the right organization was also discussed in this study. There are many organizational structures and each one of them has its own application, advantages and drawbacks. Selecting the appropriate structure for an organization will therefore be dependent on the task, the size of the firm, the subordinates, the managers and the environment. Managers, in choosing the right organizing structure, need to study its vision, mission and its strategic intent and then strive to pick strategies and structures that are congruent. In choosing the right people for the team, managers need to define what kinds of skills are required, what kinds of individuals required in what time frames and then select the right people
INTRODUCTION
Management of materials and information flows are key strategic priorities for construction firms. Sound performance in these two areas can provide them with significant benefits and allow the adding of value for clients. The introduction of supply chain management in construction is intended to integrate processes, manage interfaces between companies in projects, reduce uncertainties and weed out inefficiency as much as possible. The elimination of waste and inefficiency from the supply chain builds in value in the process. Similarly, Sir John Egan reaffirmed the aforementioned recommendations in his report title Rethinking Construction (Egan, 1998: 16). The report identified five key drivers of change, namely:
The present assignment paper is done by keeping in mind the above factors for attaining the best and profitable output.