An apppraisal of the use of construction management techniques in Nigerian construction industry - case study of Owerri metropolis Imo state Department: Building Technology By: timkason Project ID: 5909 Rating: (3.0) votes: 2Rate this project12345 Price:₦5000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractConstruction Industry has persistently suffered from cost over-run, time over run, including dispute and project abandonment. As a result of this, modern Construction Management Techniques are used to improve project satisfaction. Based on this, a study to appraise the use of construction management techniques in the Nigerian construction industry was necessary. In view of this, the opinions/views of construction professionals and stakeholders were sought through the use of structured questionnaires and oral interviews while the sample size was 86. The likert five-point scale of weighting and descriptive statistics was used in addition to appraising the need of using management techniques for managing the construction project delivery process. The findings show that the cost and time of delivering a project reduces, while quality and overall performance improved. It also reveals that much advocacy is required to drum it to the ears of construction professionals and open a channel for the stakeholders to familiarize themselves with the application of some of the techniques. The construction management techniques are accepted because it assists in the timely realization of the construction projects. It shows also that work breakdown structure (WBS) is commonly used among others. The study recommends the continuous use of construction management techniques in the construction industry and equally encourages more advocacies to sensitize the concerned team. More so, the construction project stakeholders are required to get familiarized with the application of some of the construction management techniques within the construction industry....Preview Download Preview +Other Building Technology project topics and materials you might be interested in»Causes of project abandonment in building construction industry and remedial measures»Causes of construction project failures and abandonments in Nigeria»Safety procedures and accident prevention methods in construction sites»Control of Noise Pollution and Sound Insulation in Buildings ( A Case Study of a Broadcasting Studio)»The implication and benefit of the use of softwares in building project construction (case study of selected software and firm)»Maintenance and servicing problems of specialist works in building»The effect of quality control in the building construction process (a case study of Afikpo, Ebonyi state)»A study of prospects and problems of timber as external material in building production in hot climate region»The impact of budgeting and budgetary control in construction project delivery in Nigeria»Challenges of low-cost housing delivery in Nigeria (Case study of Imo state)»Use of formwork design and construction of high building»Project planning and programming as tools for effective project delivery»The use of building survey for maintenance of building in Nigeria ( A case study of one storey building at Owerri, Imo state)»Design and construction of office complex for school of environmental design technology»Effects of labour management in building construction site - case study of Owerri, Imo state