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Investigation Into The Effectiveness Of Total Quality Management (tqm) In The Nigerian Construction Industry
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1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
In
Nigeria, the implementation of modern project management tools methods
and techniques is still not well established in public sector, this
result into failure of public institutions and their contractor in
performing their duties concerning the budget, specification and
deadlines in project delivery and lack of financial support as barriers
to successful project planning and execution in Nigeria public sector,
Idoro and Ajayi (2009). The difficult nature of construction project,
resulting to cost overshoot of construction materials and equipment,
also affect delay in project completion makes it pertinent in adopting
the application of project management.
1.3 NEED OF THE STUDY
The
growing need for a better understanding of the clients requirement in
terms of functionality, financial control, time and a very much better
clearer coordination of the work of consultants and contractors have all
contributed to the need for project management. The complex nature of
Nigeria economy, resulting in cost escalation of construction materials
and equipments and untimely completion of projects making it necessary
to employ the use of project management. Clients are becoming more
certain in their requirement, they demand for timely completion of the
project as well as keeping the project cost within budget so as to
obtain good value for their money. David (2006).
1.4 AIM AND OBJECTIVES
To investigate the extent of adoption of project management practices in the Nigerian construction industry.
1.5 OBJECTIVES
To identify the project management practice in the Nigerian construction industry.
To determine the extent of adoption of project management practice in the Nigerian construction industry.
To establish if there is a barrier in adoption of project management practice.
1.6 SCOPE
This
research work is carried out in construction firms that practice
project management within the period of 2010 to 2015. And the research
will be centered to the Federal Capital Territory Abuja.
1.7 LIMITATION
The
researcher, no doubt undergoes some difficulties in carrying out this
research work. difficulties of access to vital information which was
treated by the staff of the organization as confidential.
Some
documents containing informations which may be vital to the research
work was withheld by the staff of the organization. Thereby making it
difficult to access them.
Procedures for storing information in some organization, serves also as limiting factors due to increase in obtaining them.
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Modern
project management emerged between the yearly 30’s and 50’s. This was
in an attempt to solve the three principle constraints of project
development in the construction industry. These are cost, time and
quality. The evaluation of project management has been closely related
to:
The development of systems engineering in the United States of America Defence and Aerospace industry.
The engineering management in the process engineering industry in Europe and USA.
The development in modern management theory, particularly
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The complex nature of the construction project and the unstable nature of Nigerian economy result in cost escalation of construction materials and equipments and untimely completion of project make it necessary to employ the use of project management practices Nigeria. Investigations were carried out through administration of questionnaire and data were collected from professionals firms, such as quantity surveyor, architects and engineers. The statistical tools used in analyzing the data includ ... Continue reading---
