1factors that determine organizational culture
how your office is organized
how flexible administration is
impact of decision making
2different organization characteristics
addressing taxes
up front capital
management and flexibility
3why business organization is important
profut
acheiving goals
control of business
perform technical functions
4joint venture
legally binding agreement between 2 or more companies
only exists for a fixed time perios
5why use joint venture
combines resources
increase funding capacity
allocate risk
6sole proprietorship
everything is peronal
7advangtages of sole proprietorship
easy to start
no legal documents
8disadvantages of sole proprietorship
risky
less ability to raise capital (based on credit score)
9partnership
agreement between 2 or more partners
Two types:
General partnership (owners have the right of decision making and share profit based on contribution)
Limited partnership (partners have no right of decision making)
10advanteges of partnership
shared risk
ability to raise capital
11disadvantages of partnership
decisions are shared
double taxation
12Corporation
requires documents such as article of incorporation
needs lawyers
must have at least 1 annual formal meeting
13LLC
npersonal properties/assets are protected
must register a file article of organication from secreatary of state
14who is the ultimate team member to select the project delivery to be used
owner
15how do the different project delivery methods differ
number of contracts
relationships and roles of each party
the point when contractors get involved
the ability to overlap design and construction
who warrants the sufficency of plans and specs
16Desing bid build
used by publicly funded projects
2 contracts with owner, design professional and contractor
possible lack of communication
GC is only involved after contract is awarded
17design build
closest to master builder
designer and contractor are the same company
multiphase/fast track
overlap design and construction
one contract
18construction management
two options
CM agency (fee based service for consulting/advising)
CM @ Risk (cm will deliver project with gauranteed minimum price and acts as GC)
19integrated project delivery (IPD)
integrates all parties into one contract
requires communication and collaboration
20sources of risk
weather delays
supply chain delays
poor owner finance
sub bankruptcy
labor shortage
management change
health and safety
payment dispute
21contingencies
amount put in budget for unforseen costs
22four stages of risk mitigation
risk identidication (cause and effect)
risk quantification (monetary impact)
risk response (avoid the risk-mitigate-accept)
risk action (impliment plan)
23Bar chart/ gantt chart 1918
commonly used for simple projects
commonly used for residential
no relationship between activites
24CPM/precedence diagram
critical path method
late 50s
commonly used for vertical and commercial projects
25PERT program evaluation and review technique
probability scheduling
1950s
used for polaris missile project
highly technical projects like industrial