diff --git a/e2e/utils.ts b/e2e/utils.ts
index d9d1450d17..86edc495c8 100644
--- a/e2e/utils.ts
+++ b/e2e/utils.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export function newProject(): void {
   cleanup();
   if (!directoryExists('./tmp/proj_backup')) {
     runNgNew('--collection=@nrwl/schematics --npmScope=proj');
-    execSync('npm i', {cwd: `./tmp/${projectName}`});
     copyMissingPackages();
     execSync('mv ./tmp/proj ./tmp/proj_backup');
   }
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/index.ts b/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/index.ts
index 256d793868..27c274cab9 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/index.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-import {apply, branchAndMerge, chain, mergeWith, Rule, template, url} from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import {apply, branchAndMerge, chain, mergeWith, Rule, template, url, SchematicContext} from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import {Schema} from './schema';
 import {strings} from '@angular-devkit/core';
+import {RepositoryInitializerTask, NodePackageInstallTask} from '@angular-devkit/schematics/tasks';
 import {libVersions} from '../utility/lib-versions';
 import {wrapIntoFormat} from '../utility/tasks';
 
 export default function(options: Schema): Rule {
-  return wrapIntoFormat(() => {
+  return wrapIntoFormat((context: SchematicContext) => {
+    addSkipInstallAndSkipGit(options, context);
+
     const npmScope = options.npmScope ? options.npmScope : options.name;
     const templateSource = apply(url('./files'), [
       template({
@@ -19,3 +22,13 @@ export default function(options: Schema): Rule {
     return chain([branchAndMerge(chain([mergeWith(templateSource)]))]);
   });
 }
+
+function addSkipInstallAndSkipGit(options: Schema, context: SchematicContext) {
+  let packageTask;
+  if (!options.skipInstall) {
+    packageTask = context.addTask(new NodePackageInstallTask(options.directory));
+  }
+  if (!options.skipGit) {
+    context.addTask(new RepositoryInitializerTask(options.directory, options.commit), packageTask ? [packageTask] : []);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/schema.d.ts b/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/schema.d.ts
index d471347459..e7aa46592f 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/schema.d.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@ export interface Schema {
   prefix?: string;
   style?: string;
   minimal?: boolean;
+  skipInstall?: boolean;
+  commit?: { name: string, email: string, message?: string };
+  skipGit?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/schema.json b/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/schema.json
index 2f50839959..6ccad614be 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/schema.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/collection/application/schema.json
@@ -17,6 +17,43 @@
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Npm scope for importing libs."
     },
+    "skipInstall": {
+      "description": "Skip installing dependency packages.",
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false
+    },
+    "skipGit": {
+      "description": "Skip initializing a git repository.",
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "alias": "sg"
+    },
+    "commit": {
+      "description": "Initial repository commit information.",
+      "default": null,
+      "oneOf": [
+        { "type": "null" },
+        {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "name": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "email": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "format": "email"
+            },
+            "message": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "name",
+            "email"
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     "version": {
       "type": "string"
     },
diff --git a/packages/schematics/src/collection/utility/tasks.ts b/packages/schematics/src/collection/utility/tasks.ts
index eb6e98ea19..b3903ec386 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/src/collection/utility/tasks.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/src/collection/utility/tasks.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ export class FormatFiles implements TaskConfigurationGenerator<any> {
 export function wrapIntoFormat(fn: Function): any {
   return (host: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => {
     context.addTask(new FormatFiles());
-    return fn()(host, context);
+    return fn(context)(host, context);
   };
 }
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diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 9b8891bb56..8fb001b810 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 rm -rf build
-ngc
+./node_modules/.bin/ngc
 rsync -a --exclude=*.ts packages/ build/packages
 chmod +x build/packages/schematics/bin/create-nx-workspace.js
 chmod +x build/packages/schematics/src/command-line/nx.js