Difference between the terms Function & Process when used in Construction Management

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theonlynelly

What's the difference beetwen Function and Process, in this regard relating to Construction Management area? Thank you in advance :)
 

qusys

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What's the difference beetwen Function and Process, in this regard relating to Construction Management area? Thank you in advance :)

Functional is only related to the area like a sort of sylos, while process approach is cross functional. For example, consider the part of supplier mgmt , cost and so on, not directly managed by function but where the"function" is account for, but done by other contributors to the process.
 

harry

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Re: Difference between the terms Function & Process when used in Construction Managem

What's the difference beetwen Function and Process, in this regard relating to Construction Management area? Thank you in advance :)

Welcome to the Cove.

1. I don't think these terms have any special meaning in Construction Management. Rather, they are general management terms whose meaning can be different if used in different situations.

2. If used to describe the structure of organizations, people perform specialized functions such as accounting, sales or machining within units termed departments.

3. As an example, the tendering or bidding process is a trans-departmental activity which involves people from various departments or function such as purchasing, costing and estimation, engineering and perhaps logistics (all dependent on the complexity and size of project).

I hope it is clear enough.
 
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theonlynelly

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Functional is only related to the area like a sort of sylos, while process approach is cross functional. For example, consider the part of supplier mgmt , cost and so on, not directly managed by function but where the"function" is account for, but done by other contributors to the process.
Thank you for the response. I see.. Bt the way, what is sylos, anyway? :)
 
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theonlynelly

Re: Difference between the terms Function & Process when used in Construction Managem

Welcome to the Cove.

1. I don't think these terms have any special meaning in Construction Management. Rather, they are general management terms whose meaning can be different if used in different situations.

2. If used to describe the structure of organizations, people perform specialized functions such as accounting, sales or machining within units termed departments.

3. As an example, the tendering or bidding process is a trans-departmental activity which involves people from various departments or function such as purchasing, costing and estimation, engineering and perhaps logistics (all dependent on the complexity and size of project).

I hope it is clear enough.
I got it, thank you for the clear explanation :)
 

qusys

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Thank you for the response. I see.. By the way, what is silos, anyway? :)

Sometimes in the literature there is written that the organization works with "silos" and not for "process" . This is a big issue for quality , not being followed process approach.
Silos is a long construction where it is contained the grain. It is a synonymous to say that each function works for itself, not included in a process.
 
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theonlynelly

Re: Function vs Process

Sometimes in the literature there is written that the organization works with "silos" and not for "process" . This is a big issue for quality , not being followed process approach.
Silos is a long construction where it is contained the grain. It is a synonymous to say that each function works for itself, not included in a process.
Thanks a lot for the explanation. It helps me a lot :)
 

qusys

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Thanks a lot for the explanation. It helps me a lot :)

You're welcome.
This is the best forum where Cover experts can share ideas, knowledge , help and so on concerning with all quality standards and standards.
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jameswhite

Re: Difference between the terms Function & Process when used in Construction Managem

Yeah i'm also agree with harry.

Function : Performance by the organization such as accounting, sales and other departments.

Process : Time consume for a specific task to complete.
 

john.b

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Re: Difference between the terms Function & Process when used in Construction Managem

It really has nothing to do with construction management but ITIL defines these for IT service management. They (ITIL) claim their set of best practices guidelines apply to service management in general, not just to IT, and maybe they could be useful in some other cases.


Function: A team or group of people and the tools or other resources they use to carry out one or more processes or activities ? for example, the service desk. The term also has two other meanings:
- An intended purpose of a configuration item, person, team, process or IT service. For example, one function of an email service may be to store and forward outgoing mails, while the function of a business process may be to dispatch goods to customers.
- To perform the intended purpose correctly, as in ?The computer is functioning.?

Process: A structured set of activities designed to accomplish a specific objective. A process takes one or more defined inputs and turns them into defined outputs. It may include any of the roles, responsibilities, tools and management controls required to reliably deliver the outputs. A process may define policies, standards, guidelines, activities and work instructions if they are needed.

The glossary is free, a reference they give out to induce interest in their courses and materials, found here:

http://www.itil-officialsite.com/InternationalActivities/ITILGlossaries_2.aspx

 
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