Nicmarc module 21 PGPPM

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ASSIGNMENT NO -2
ON
“HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT”
(PGPM – 12)
SUBMITTED TO:
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CONTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT
& RESEARCH (NICMAR) PUNE.
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION (SODE)
By
Mr. abc
(PGDPM)
Reg.no.-abc

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HUMAN
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

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CONTENTS
SR.NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE NO.
1 ASSIGNMENT. 4
2 UNDERSTANDING THE MAIN PROBLEM. 4
3 REASONS OF VARIOUS PROBLEM 4
4 NEEDS AND THEIR FULFILLMENT AT SITE 5
5 SUGGESTED METHOD FOR HYGIENE
FACTORS
7
6 SUGGESTED METHOD FOR MOTIVATIONAL
FACTORS
7
7 RECOMMENDATION TO MANAGEMENT 8
8 BIBLIOGRAPHY/ READINGS 9

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ASSIGNMENT:
You are a Project Manager on site where work for 3K.m. long Tunnel has been undertaken.
The site is remote and takes about 2 days travel to nearest town. Supervisors, Technicians
& Skilled Workers are engaged in dangerous / hazardous work. Absenteeism due to
sickness, quarrels, drinking are adding to less output of work and chances of accidents on
site are increasing. Management has urged to do something so that time targets can be
achieved. Discuss how will you tackle the problem and increase the output of the work.
UNDERSTANDINGTHE MAIN PROBLEM:
It is a typical problem faced at construction site located in remote regions. Both workforce
and management slowly become tired with a life of work and no source of entertainment,
social gathering etc. It leads to frustration among people working in remote areas. But the
case presented here has worsened, possibly due to lack of basic infrastructure i.e. proper
housing and healthcare facilities and easy availability of liquor.
Also it is evident that a safety officer is not present at the work site and work force is not
kept motivated by the leadership. As a result the project is losing both quality and time.
MAIN PROBLEMS:
1. Absenteeism Due To Sickness: Lack of Medication, Bad housekeeping and good food
facility at site, Unviability of basic infrastructure like toilets, Hunt, drainage, bad
transportation facilities etc.
2. Absenteeism Due To Quarrels: Lack of Motivation and creating team sprits among staff.
3. Drinking of alcohol: Lack of Discipline at site, Easy Availability of alcohol.
4. Accidents at site: improper training of staff desired work, Lack of Safety Officer ti create
awareness among staff to follow required level of safety during work e.g. Safety shoes,
Helmet, Hand Glows, reflective jackets, Safety belt etc.
5. Motivational problems: to create awareness in staff that different from other staff that’s
why only they got opportunity to work under those circumstances isolated area with
high level of challenges.
REASONS OF VARIOUS PROBLEMS:
Lack of Manpower Management (or) Planning
Un-Hygienic surroundings & Temporary Accommodation
Lack of Medication
Lack of healthy food.
Lack of religious places.
Lack of Discipline at site
Availability of Alcohol
Lack of Safety officer and awareness among staff for following safety norms during work.
Lack of good accommodation for worker and staff.
Lack of basic facility like toilet, shops etc.
Lack of social gathering for creating good environment among staff and worker.

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Creating team spirit among the staff.
NEEDS AND THEIR FULFILMENTON SITE:-
Lack of Manpower Management (or) Planning
 Prepare a proper schedule of the Project and Assign Resources to each Task i.e. each
Activity, Assigning Resources means Identify manpower required for each Task and
what is the availability of manpower and how much work has been done till date
and how much work is to be done. Identify Type of manpower required i.e. Skilled
(or) unskilled.
 If manpower is in adequate try to get more manpower or Try to use the available
manpower Fully so that maximum amount of work to complete and try to complete
the Urgent woks such that it does not affect our project duration, reschedule the
project and updated schedule to head office and inform them weekly work progress
so that they can help you to overcome the manpower problem (or),
 Try to motivate the available manpower by giving extra benefits if they complete the
project in time. (Or)
 If manpower is very less than required then immediately inform head office so that
they can send some more manpower so that the project can run smoothly.
 Suggestion & Recommendation to Management on Manpower Management
(or) Planning
Understand the project in all respects and get all details of the projects i.e.
o Site condition,
o contract conditions,
o technical specifications,
o construction techniques, and
o time frame.
Working out the labour component in various parameters of the project .by using
constants to workout labour requirement Classifying and categorizing labour
requirement and various jobs by level of skill, responsibility, nature of work etc.
Determine the duration of each job or task at every stage of project.
Estimate the number of manpower required in view of the anticipated of
absenteeism and labour turnover and the stability factor.
After understanding the factors stated above, following principles should be
applied
o Care and skill should be exercised in the selection of employees.
o Introduction to the job should be friendly, skillful and adequate.
o Each employee should be made to feel that his efforts are really appreciated.

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Administrative setup
Based on the construction programme and various other norms, the administrative set up
is worked out for completion of project.
Un-Hygienic surroundings & Temporary Accommodation
Before Starting of the project Management has to well plan because this project is long
duration so manpower involved will be more it is the one of the preliminary need for the
employees & workers.
Lack of Medication
Management should send a medical team to site and they should stay there till completion
of project. They should be supplied necessary equipments and medical kits so that they can
manage any hazardous situation i.e. any sudden accidents they can handle the situation,
any epidemic occurred they can overcome that situation. By this work will be smoothly
progressed and number of workers absenteeism will be reduced. Worker who is sick will
be taken care by medical team he will be recovered quickly and he can start doing the work
so that manpower problem is solved.
Lack of healthy food:
Place is completely isolated from town so management should take step forward by giving
healthy food to staff and worker with low cost.
Lack of Discipline at site:
Management should setup some rules and regulation regarding work such as:
1. Presenting at work site in good manner.
2. Drinking of alcohol or eating of unhealthy material at site during work is prohibited.
3. Discussion on any sensitive issue like religion etc. is not allowed in group.
Availability of Alcohol:
Good security system should be adopted to find out places where selling of alcoholic
product is being done and with the approval of management strong action shall be taken to
stop such activity
Lack of social gathering for creating good environment among staff and worker.
Absenteeism and Turnover
The Department of Energy study indicated that the absenteeism and turnover are a
relatively minor concern to workmen. Still, they can have a major impact on total project
productivity. High rates of absenteeism are a concern, however, to individuals who had to
carry extra workloads to compensate for missing crewmembers. The low job satisfaction
resulted in high absence from work and high turnover. Thus absenteeism and turnover can

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be viewed as effects of motivational Activities or demotivation concerns. The cost of
motivational programs is often justified by the reduced absenteeism and turnover.
SUGGESTION METHODS FOR HYGIENE FACTORS:-
Management has to well plan for the temporary shelters in such a way that number of
workers will be involved in the project and how many shelters are required and for
different category of employees will be working at site and different types of shelters
should be constructed with different facility what all materials required for construction
any how much time required to construct it so that all those thing should be completed
before starting of project, Management should built temporary shelters for the workers
who will be working at site because the site is at remote area workers cannot be able to say
at their home and come for work it is the preliminary requirement for the workers so
management has to take extra precautions, A site office also be built with all necessary
requirements, drinking water should be good because most of diseases are spread by water
so it is important step to taken care by management.
SUGGESTION METHODS FOR MOTIVATIONALFACTOR:-
Motivation of Employees in Construction Project
Motivation is the driving force within individuals that drive them physiologically and
psychologically to pursue one or more goals to fulfil their needs or expectations. Motivators
may be intrinsic or extrinsic. An example of an intrinsic motivator is the self-fulfilment of a
worker as a result of performing a task well.
Motivation of labour in Construction Project
Construction labour can be motivated. This is important because dwindling productivity is
a major problem confronting construction today. Productivity has decreased every year for
the past decade, in part because of increasing design complexity, more rigorous federal and
state regulations and socio-economic changes affecting the work force. Our findings
indicate that a highly motivated workforce enhances productivity and project effectiveness.
In construction, the work itself— that is, the building of a structure for all to behold is a key
motivator for all levels of management and the work force.

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RECOMMENDATIONS TO MANAEGMENT:-
Management always do cost cutting by not providing basic needs to staff and worker,
saving money with less safety equipment, not providing good facility of transportation and
accommodation.
Project manager shall relies to Management due to above points staff are leaving job or not
doing their work with willingness and more time and money are getting involved in
interview of new people and their training and before we make good system of work its
getting brock up due to issues which is very small in compared to companies goal and
target.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY / READINGS
MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIZATION BY KOONTZ AND ODONEAL, MCGRAW HILL
PUBLICATION