IMPACT OF PLANNING PROCESSES AND IMPLEMENTATION ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PERFORMANCE IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Project planning is an essential element in the management and execution of construction projects. However, keeping plans up-to-date and properly implementing these plans are challenging. The study therefore evaluated the impact of planning processes and implementation on construction project performance. The study also investigated the factors influencing project planning and implementation. The performance measures: scope, quality, time, budget, resources and risk were considered. A total of 108 questionnaires were administered to professionals in construction firms in Lagos state, Nigeria. A quantitative research method was adopted. Data was obtained based on stratified sampling technique through the use of questionnaires. Descriptive statistics, Spearman’s rank correlation and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze the collected data. It was discovered that there exists a positive relationship between the level of awareness and the extent of implementation of the planning processes. The study also revealed that the extent of planning processes and implementation have significant effect on the performance of construction projects. Among a total of seven (7) factors investigated, top ranked factors influencing project planning are type of client and type of project. Among a total of ten (10) factors influencing implementation of project plans on site, top ranked factors were insufficient finance, changes in clients’ requirement and difficulties of coordination between various parties working on the project. The study concluded that an increase in the level of awareness of planning processes is directly proportional to an increase in the extent of implementation on construction project

Information technology adoption inhibitor-influencer model for SMEs in the construction industry

Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in the Nigerian construction industry has been struggling with the issues of improper materials management practices. In an attempt to address these issues, Information Technology (IT) was initiated primarily to overcome the shortcomings of the conventional materials management practices. Although, IT was aimed to greatly enhance performance and reduce non-value adding activities, IT structures in reality lack clear adoption realisation process to drive in within such factors to deliver the adoption of IT in SMEs. The current trend of materials management practices in small and medium construction companies has been the subject of criticism. IT adoption has not had the expected resounding success of a total adoption and utilisation. This research has empirically identified factors inhibiting and influencing IT adoption in Nigerian SMEs. The research focuses on the factors with respect to their inhibiting and influencing impact to IT adoption within the context of SMEs in Nigeria with the aim to develop IT adoption inhibitor-influencer model for SME’s IT adoption enhancement. The methodology adopted in this research was mixed methods approach. Interview data was obtained from seven (7) SMEs, based on a systematic sampling of the SMEs in the north-eastern region of Nigeria and the data were analysed using content analysis. Whilst questionnaire survey data was obtained from 187 respondents and the data were analysed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) to test the relationships between the exogenous constructs (inhibitor and influencer) to endogenous construct in order to validate and confirm the developed influencing factors for IT adoption model. The findings reveal that cost, government, and employees factors have significant influence on SME’s IT adoption, whilst, technology and practices factors were found to have a partial inhibiting effect on SME’s IT adoption. This research provides a multi-dimensional perspective for the enhancement of SME’s IT adoption and can contribute to high project performance. It is also provide mechanism for realising effective materials management practices for delivering successful projects in the SME construction companies. In conclusion, it is timely to reverse the trend of low IT adoption within SMEs in the construction industry in Nigeria

Factors Affecting Occurrence of Claims in Building Projects in Lagos State, Nigeria

The occurrence of claims prevails in all projects, making the successful completion of projects within the predetermined budget a mirage. This is recognized to have added to costs of projects and adversely affected project performance. This paper aims at investigating critical factors influencing occurrence of claims in building projects in Lagos State, Nigeria. Forty-three (43) construction project attributes affecting project performance were identified through literature and presented to the key stakeholders in the study area using questionnaire survey. Two hundred and seventy-six (276) copies of the questionnaire were randomly administered to key stakeholders involved in the building construction process. One hundred and fifty-one (151) were retrieved representing 57.61% response rate. Principal component analysis of responses to a set of 43 characteristics identified through literature review extracted four components. The results indicated important factors such as: ‘Project Participant Characteristics’, ‘Basic Project Characteristic’, ‘Procurement Characteristics’, along with ‘Complexity Characteristics’ were factors influencing the occurrence of claims. It was concluded that the construction stakeholders should effectively manage these factors in minimising claims occurrence and thereby improving building projects delivery

Antecedents of knowledge sharing behavior towards project success

In the current globally competitive knowledge economy, all organizations need to manage a project effectively to ensure success. Studies have shown that many projects failed to achieve initial objectives and unable to respond to their stakeholders’ expectations. Researchers have recognized that knowledge is a key strategic resource for the project performance and effectiveness and that it is essential to encourage and assist project team members to share their know-how. Hence, the main aim of this research is to investigate the individual and organizational factors influencing project team members' knowledge sharing behavior that eventually contributes to the success of a project. This study develops a theoretical framework of underlying project knowledge sharing based on the “Theory of Planned Behavior” for identifying knowledge sharing behavior complemented by System Thinking Theory and Input-Process-Output Model. A questionnaire survey was used for data collection and analysis was made based on 423 responses from project team members of a large project based company. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 14 participants including managers and project management team members in the case company to gain a clearer and deeper understanding of knowledge sharing behaviors. The findings from the research survey and interview support the basic assumption that higher levels of individual factors including Perceived Reciprocity Benefits, Perceived Enjoyment in Helping Others, Perceived Project Commitment, Knowledge Selfefficacy; together with higher levels of organizational factors including Perceived Project Climate, Top Management Support, Rewards and Incentives, Information Technology; lead to higher levels of actual knowledge sharing. The findings also show that knowledge sharing behavior in project environment is a critical factor which can affect success of a project

Critical success factors influencing performance outcome of joint venture construction projects in South Africa: Comparison of first and second order models

Joint ventures (JVs) have become increasingly common, because of the complexity and challenges associated with the delivery of construction projects globally and in South Africa. However, it has been established that JV projects have experienced unsatisfactory performance leading to clients’ dissatisfaction. The purpose of this paper is therefore to determine the critical success factors (CSFs) influencing the performance of JV construction projects in South Africa. A positivist philosophy position was adopted using a structured questionnaire survey administered to the construction professionals. Prior to the main study, a content validity of the questionnaire was achieved using a pilot study. The data was collected from 115 conveniently sampled respondents, and analysed using principal component analysis and multiple regression analysis. The exploratory factor analysis revealed two empirical models to be tested; namely the first and second order factor models. The result of the first order model revealed that, management control influenced achievement of project objective of JV, whereas, the second order model established that understanding of contractual agreement, which was explained by six components of CSFs influenced achievement of project objective. It is suggested that stakeholders who prefer to be involved in JV projects should acquire good understanding of the contractual agreement in managing JV projects in order to successfully achieve the project objectives. This study adds to the discourse and literature on CSFs of JVs. It provides new empirical evidence of the CSFs that influence project performance outcome of JV in the context of South Africa which can also be replicated in other countries globally. However, the study may not be generalised because of the geographical setting and respondents

Regional transport infrastructure programmes in Africa:What factors influence their performance?

Regional transport infrastructure programmes require collaborative arrangements between countries and stakeholders. We study the performance of three African programmes, looking at factors influencing their success. The extent to which collaborative arrangements and other factors contribute to project implementation and the reasons for differences in performance of these programmes are examined. The analysis demonstrates the interactions of actors with different interests, values, power and knowledge and exposes hurdles in project preparation. It reveals ineffective institutional arrangements, inadequate and unsustainable funding, leadership challenges and weak ownership that compromise project implementation. It also reveals that availability of dedicated funds, well-defined monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, and strong political leadership contribute more to programme implementation than do equality in decision-making and clarity of roles and responsibilities. These factors and variations in the strength of the various collaborative arrangements across programmes suggest that a one-size-fits-all solution for accelerated implementation of programmes does not exist

Building development cost drivers in the New Zealand construction industry : a multilevel analysis of the causal relationships : a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Construction, School of Engineering & Advanced Technology, Massey University, Albany, New Zealand

Building development cost is influenced by a raft of complex factors which range from project characteristics to the operating environment and external dynamics. It is not yet clearly understood how these factors interact with each other and individually to influence building cost. This gap in knowledge has resulted in inaccuracies in estimates, improper cost management and control, and poor project cost performance. This study aims to bridge the knowledge gap by developing and validating a multilevel model of the key drivers of building development cost (BDC) and their causal relationships. Based on literature insights and feedback from a survey of industry practitioners, some hypotheses were put forward in regards to the causal relationships between the BDC and the following key drivers as latent constructs: project component costs factor, project characteristics factor, project stakeholders’ influences factor, property market and construction industry factor, statutory and regulatory factor, national and global dynamics, and socio-economic factor. Observed indicators of the model's latent constructs were identified and measured using a mixed methods research design. Results showed that property market and construction industry factor was the most significant predictor of building development cost in New Zealand, while project component cost factor has the least impact. The model’s fit to the empirical dataset, and its predictive reliability, was validated using structural equation modelling. Results of an additional model validation test by a panel of experts further confirmed its efficacy. Overall, the results suggest that sole reliance on the immediate project component costs without due consideration of the wider and more influencing effects of the external factors could result in inaccurate estimates of building development cost. Key recommendations included addressing the priority observed indicators of the most significant latent variables in cost studies and analysis. Keywords: Building development cost, cost drivers, cost modelling, cost predictio

Human Motivation in Not-for-profit Organization; case Study Kebun Seni Taman Sari

Motivation is connected with desire and undesirable from someone live, and those was influencing by the internal and external factors. Desire it self is an attitude that base on sincerity to doing something that compliance with believe an incentive. undesirable it self is an attitude to doing something that compliance with unbelievers about the incentive that will be achieved. Those attitude influences by internal factors like believes and external factors like influence from environment. Motivation problems that basically influencing the performance of the organization. If we look from the Human Resource point of view, an organization performance depend on the members or employees motivation. Specially for the non profit organization. Because of that aspect, human resource management will be a big discussion for merge the vision cross the members and keep their spirit for built an not-for-profit Organization that they pioneered. The purpose of this final project is to achieve some solutions for motivation problems in Kebun Seni members, and during the making process, this final project will analyze about motivation in Kebun Seni based on present theories in human resource study in order to maintain its sustainability and the commitment from the members to achieve this organization mission.Keywords— Motivation, Not-for-Profit Organization, Kebun Seni Taman Sari, Hierarchy of Needs

Human Motivation in Not-for-profit Organization; case Study Kebun Seni Taman Sari

Motivation is connected with desire and undesirable from someone live, and those was influencing by the internal and external factors. Desire it self is an attitude that base on sincerity to doing something that compliance with believe an incentive. undesirable it self is an attitude to doing something that compliance with unbelievers about the incentive that will be achieved. Those attitude influences by internal factors like believes and external factors like influence from environment. Motivation problems that basically influencing the performance of the organization. If we look from the Human Resource point of view, an organization performance depend on the members or employees motivation. Specially for the non profit organization. Because of that aspect, human resource management will be a big discussion for merge the vision cross the members and keep their spirit for built an not-for-profit Organization that they pioneered. The purpose of this final project is to achieve some solutions for motivation problems in Kebun Seni members, and during the making process, this final project will analyze about motivation in Kebun Seni based on present theories in human resource study in order to maintain its sustainability and the commitment from the members to achieve this organization mission.Keywords— Motivation, Not-for-Profit Organization, Kebun Seni Taman Sari, Hierarchy of Needs