A Principal Component Analysis of Project Management Construction Industry Competencies for the Ghanaian

Dogbegah, R.; Owusu‐Manu, De‐Graft; Omoteso, Kamil

doi:10.5130/ajceb.v11i1.1680

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“…Due to the complexity of construction process and the involvement of various stakeholders, the issue of dispute among the various parties is common and constitutes a major risk to project success and delivery. The inclusion of arbitration and dispute resolution in this principal factor is in consistence with the findings of the study conducted by Dogbegah et al, (2011) on "principal component analysis of project management competencies for the Ghanaian construction industry.…”

Section: Component 2 -Risk Managementmentioning

confidence: 80%

“…Risk management process comprises risk identification, analysis and assessment, response, monitoring and control of uncertainties inherent in construction projects delivery process. Considering the complex, dynamic and challenging nature of construction projects, risk seem unavoidable and affects productivity, performance, quality and budget significantly (Dogbegah et al, 2011). Due to the complexity of construction process and the involvement of various stakeholders, the issue of dispute among the various parties is common and constitutes a major risk to project success and delivery.…”

Section: Component 2 -Risk Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The issue of project management is increasingly becoming important. Quoting Dogbegah et al, (2011) "the traditional philosophy of management in construction projects places great emphasis on the ability to plan and execute project". The continued emphasis on project management as the key to organization success is being reinforced; hence, its importance cannot be overemphasized.…”

Section: Principal Component Analysis Of Quantity Surveyors' Competenmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Principal Component Analysis of Skills and Competencies Required of Quantity Surveyors: Nigerian Perspective

Dada

2014

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The purpose of this paper is to examine the intrinsic relationships among sets of quantity surveyors' skill and competence variables with a view to reducing them into principal components. The research adopts a data reduction technique using factor analysis statistical technique. A structured questionnaire was administered among major stakeholders in the Nigerian construction industry. The respondents were asked to give rating, on a 5 point Likert scale, on skills and competencies required of quantity surveyors. Based on the 21 skills and 15 competencies areas, factor analysis was used to explore and detect the underlying relationship among the identified variables. Important measures, such as Bartlett's test of sphericity, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling accuracy and measure of sampling adequacy were used to test the appropriateness of the factor extraction. The data reduction results in the identification of 5 skill components: managerial, technical, investment and global marketing, information and communication technology and professional practice skills; and 3 competence components: project management, valuation and dispute resolution and cost planning and control. The reduced principal components could serve as a guiding framework for training and distilling the required skills and competencies for quantity surveyors especially in Nigeria working environment. The originality and value of the paper is demonstrated in the use of factor analysis in reducing the complex and multiple categorizations of quantity surveyors' skills and competencies into clearly defined principal components.

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Section: Component 2 -Risk Managementmentioning

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Section: Component 2 -Risk Managementmentioning

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Section: Principal Component Analysis Of Quantity Surveyors' Competenmentioning

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2014

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“…In addition, the four components extracted cumulatively explained 96.135% of the variation in the data set, which agrees with the cumulative proportion of variance criterion, which says that the extracted components should together explain at least 50% of the variation in the data set (see Table IV). [33] and [15] argued that, the ability to interpret the results of principal component analysis can be improved through rotation. Thus, rotation was to achieve a simple structure from the large loading factors in absolute value for some of the variables, making it easier to identify and interpret.…”

Section: A Component Detection and Extractionmentioning

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Critical Barriers to the Practice of Effective Cost Planning in the Ghanaian Construction Industry

Kissi¹,

Adjei-Kumi²,

Badu³

2016

Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management

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Cost planning practices in the construction industry worldwide has gained much popularity in recent times due to economic recession and stringent measures that various procurement laws prescribe in most developed and developing countries. Nevertheless, these practices in developing countries such as Ghana are constrained with the existence of critical barriers that render them non-effective and hence, accounting for the numerous abandonment of both private and public projects. Consequently, this study was enunciated with the aim to examine the critical barriers to the practice of effective cost planning in the Ghanaian construction industry. Through an indepth literature review and a pilot survey, questionnaires were designed and administered to quantity surveyors. Data generated from the field survey was subjected to principal component analysis. The findings of the study revealed weak cost planning knowledge base, poor cost databases and understanding, inadequate designs and planning and external conditions are the major barriers to cost planning practices in the Ghanaian construction industry. The need for this study cannot be doubted since it provides an insight for experts in the construction industry on the barriers of the practice of cost planning in the industry. The awareness of these barriers will therefore facilitate efficient and effective efforts to resolve them. A future study is thereby proposed by this study to explore effective cost planning practices in the Ghanaian construction industry that will ensure private and public stakeholders get value for their money invested.

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“…In order to even talk about the quality of project management and the quality of products, finished projects should be thoroughly and carefully reviewed and the lessons learned should be documented and included in the next project to avoid repetition of errors (Dogbegah et al 2011).…”

Section: Findings and Conclusionmentioning

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Assessing the influence of project management on quality during the early phases of construction projects

Ljevo

Vukomanović

Džebo

2017

Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: An International Journal

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Abstract:Although the quality of a process affects the quality of the end product, there is currently an insignificant amount of knowledge about the quality of project management (PM) processes that directly affect the quality of the delivered product (constructed building). This study presents a proposal for modeling the impact of the quality of the PM process on the quality of the constructed building. The quality of the PM process is represented by the main quality factors and product quality indicators. It presents the results of the interviews that were conducted and study cases that were analyzed in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a variety of project participants (with different managerial perspectives) in terms of the indicators of quality of the delivered product. All participants, regardless of managerial perspective, believe that the most important indicator of the quality of products for each phase of the project is "customer satisfaction in the end phase", the measurement of which is different for each project phase that is presented. The results of the factor analysis of the definition and the planning phases show that 11 variables, namely, the quality factors of the PM process, can be grouped into three new factors, which is described as 66.61% (77.046%) of the basic set of variables.

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A Principal Component Analysis of Project Management Construction Industry Competencies for the Ghanaian

Cited by 58 publications

References 19 publications

A Principal Component Analysis of Skills and Competencies Required of Quantity Surveyors: Nigerian Perspective

A Principal Component Analysis of Skills and Competencies Required of Quantity Surveyors: Nigerian Perspective

Critical Barriers to the Practice of Effective Cost Planning in the Ghanaian Construction Industry

Assessing the influence of project management on quality during the early phases of construction projects

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