Ojo, L D and Ogunsemi, D R (2019) Critical drivers (CDs) of value management adoption in the Nigerian construction industry: A Delphi study. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 17(1), pp. 250-264. ISSN 1726-0531
Abstract
Purpose: This paper aims to assess the drivers of value management (VM) in the Nigerian construction industry with a view to identify the critical ones through Delphi study. Design/methodology/approach: A team of 15 carefully selected experts in VM were engaged in two rounds of Delphi survey, and the responses of the survey were analyzed with descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation and mode). Kendall’s coefficient of concordance test and Chi-square (χ2) test were also used to test the level of consensus amongst the respondents at the two rounds of the survey to draw inference. Interrater agreement analysis and significant level analysis were further used to determine the criticality of critical drivers. Findings: The critical drivers to VM adoption are adequate understanding of the benefits of VM, higher/postgraduate programme that teaches VM technique, professional’s previous experience with VM, collaboration of all construction professional bodies in Nigeria and VM training. Originality/value: This paper used opinions of VM experts only to achieve the aim of this study as against the common survey method in which respondents who are not knowledgeable in the area of research might fill the questionnaire.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction industry; critical drivers; drivers; Nigeria; value management |
| Index terms: | programme, survey, questionnaire, collaboration, methodology, postgraduate, Nigeria, deviation, Delphi survey, Delphi method, statistics, construction industry, value management, construction professional |
| Subjects: | higher education, industry analysis, project controls, professional development, Geography, research methods, management, financial and cost management, mathematical modelling, data collection methods |
| Topics: | Value Management, Education, Time Control, Organizational Design, Cost Management, Information Management, Research Practice, Geographical Context |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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