Project Construction And Management

Question 1

It is a group of individuals who are cooperating willingly and effectively for a
common goal.

Answer 1

Organization

Question 2

are structured to promote better management. However, it is the performance of the people who fill the positions that determines the success of the enterprise and not the organizational design itself.

Answer 2

Organizations

Question 3

IT IS THE FORMAL ARRANGEMENTS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED TO COORDINATE ALL ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT A GIVEN STRATEGY.

Answer 3

Structural organization

Question 4

The structural elements of organization

Answer 4

• men
• materials
• machine
• methods
• money

Question 5

Major elements of organizational structures

Answer 5

• distribution of functions
• communication and decision processes
• vertical and horizontal authority relationships
• policies

Question 6

What are the principles of organization?

Answer 6

1. Principle of objective
2. Analysis
3. Simplicity
4. Functionalism
5. Departmentalization
6. Centralization of Authority and Responsibility
7. Limited span of control

Question 7

A clear and complete definition of the objective must be known. Any business concern or any individual must adhere to a definite purpose or aim.

Answer 7

Principle of objective

Question 8

a sound business judgement attempts to build an organization through full knowledge of the requirements of the business.

Answer 8

Analysis

Question 9

creation of position should be based on paramount necessity and all activities which do not pay in terms of pesos and centavos, should be eliminated.

Answer 9

Simplicity

Question 10

the organization should be built around the main functions of the business and not around the individuals

Answer 10

Functionalism

Question 11

in big organization, the scope of the operation can be very broad, necessitating departmentalization to achieve a smoother flow of operations.

Answer 11

Departmentalization

Question 12

when there is unity in command,
every person knows what he can perform within his scope of authority, knows the things for which he is responsible of, and also whom to report to and consult in case of
problems or doubts.

Answer 12

Centralization of Authority and Responsibility

Question 13

the number of subordinates an executive can manage efficiently

Answer 13

Limited span of control

Question 14

It is an organization of people
with varied skills, which uses capital and
talents to produce goods or services,
which can be sold to others of more
than their costs.

Answer 14

Business

Question 15

Most ________ ________ are selling
the time of their workers, their
machineries, plant, equipment, and
money.

Answer 15

construction enterprises

Question 16

Management is a _______?

Answer 16

Function

Question 17

It is the function of getting things
done through the efforts of others.

Answer 17

Management

Question 18

It is the application of authority
and the assumption of responsibility.

Answer 18

Management

Question 19

It is an art, the art of handling
people.

Answer 19

Management

Question 20

Give the 3 management concept

Answer 20

• management to be effective must to be systematic
• management to be successful must be scientific
• management must be humanistic

Question 21

The plan is a step by step outline of what is to be done and who does what.

Answer 21

Management to be effective must to be
systematic

Question 22

By the application of the scientific method to the study and analysis of the operations of a particular job, men have discovered the best known methods of performing the operation.

Answer 22

Management to be successful must be
scientific

Question 23

It has been proven many times in the past that application of good human relations “pays off ” through cooperation and coordination leading towards greater accomplishment.

Answer 23

Management must be humanistic

Question 24

The primary objective of ______________ __________is to facilitate the coordination and control over the activities of the company.

Answer 24

Management structures

Question 25

Each company should be studied in terms of its purpose, size, and the nature of its business.

Answer 25

Management structures

Question 26

Each company should be studied in terms of its_________.

Answer 26

- purpose - size - the nature of its business

Question 27

In any sizable organization, there should be delegation of responsibility. What are those delegation of responsibility?

Answer 27

1. It is physically impossible for one person to control effectively all the works of a large organization through personal contact with it. 2. No person possesses the skills necessary to guide personally the highly specialized activities in a modern construction business. An expert on every line of activities must be responsible of such department.

Question 28

What are the 2 ways of line of responsibility works?

Answer 28

1. executive, supervisor, workers 2. Workers, Supervisors, executive

Question 29

Control includes activities that require restrictive or corrective action

Answer 29

Management control

Question 30

Involves setting overall objective or measurements for allocating resources and for evaluating performance.

Answer 30

Management control

Question 31

To have effective control the manager must:

Answer 31

◦ Know the reasons why his business or enterprise exists. ◦ A good planner and a good organizer

Question 32

It is an important element of executive control. Under this system, adequate and reliable data are collected and disseminated to the proper persons and units at the same time.

Answer 32

Effective communication system

Question 33

To the manager, information has four purposes to serve. It must answer the questions:

Answer 33

• What are we going to do? • How well are we doing? • How can we do better? • Does it serve as an aid to coordination?

Question 34

Quality of an Effective Manager

Answer 34

• He/she analyzes and dissects his/her job • He/she knows how to delegate the administrative details of his/her job • He/she is willing to delegate to and share with his/her subordinates the credit of a job well done • He/she trains and develops his/her men to prepare them to assume delegated work • He/she knows how to control and plan his/her time • He/she institutes controls for effective performance

Question 35

What are the Executive Functions?

Answer 35

• To Plan • To Organize • To Direct • To Control

Question 36

Is the job of making things happen that would otherwise not occur. It is an intellectual process, the conscious determination and direction of action.

Answer 36

Planning

Question 37

Plans may be classified as:

Answer 37

◦ Objective of the company ◦ Policies ◦ Procedures ◦ Budget, and ◦ Programs

Question 38

are general statements, which guide or channel the thinking and action of members of an organization

Answer 38

Policies

Question 39

involves the selection of a course of action and applied to future activities.

Answer 39

Procedures

Question 40

Qualities of good organization

Answer 40

A good organizational structure does not guarantee a good performance, but a poor one makes good performance impossible. Improving the organization will always improve performance. A good organization structure is necessary though not a sufficient condition for good performance.

Question 41

It is guiding and overseeing subordinates.

Answer 41

Directing

Question 42

Two process of Directing:

Answer 42

- leadership - coordination

Question 43

the process by which san executive directs, guides, or influences the work of others in choosing and attaining particular ends.

Answer 43

Leadership

Question 44

It is the process whereby an executive develops an orderly pattern of group effort among the subordinates.

Answer 44

Coordination

Question 45

The process by which an executive gets the performance of his subordinates to correspond as closely as possible to chosen plans, orders, objectives, or policies.

Answer 45

Control