Tutesigensi, A; Kibwami, N and Matege, S B (2021) The status of value management practice on construction projects in Uganda and strategies for improvement. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 26(2), pp. 251-267. ISSN 1823-6499
Abstract
In many developing countries, value management (VM) is not applied widely and systematically in construction projects. This limits the achievement of value for money. The objectives of this study were to describe the state of VM practice in Uganda and suggest strategies for improvement. Based on the extant literature, a conceptual framework depicting VM practice in the lifecycle of construction projects was developed. A questionnaire containing both nominal and ordinal measures was distributed to a sample of Ugandan construction industry professionals. During data analysis, the distributions of nominal variables were expressed in terms of percentages. A univariate analysis of the ordinal variables was undertaken using measures of central tendency (mean) and dispersion (standard deviation). A bivariate analysis of the ordinal variables was undertaken using Friedman, Fisher's exact and Mann-Whitney U tests. The application of VM in Uganda was rudimentary, inconsistent and misguided, based on the reports of the respondents. This finding constitutes the first major contribution of this work to knowledge. It also led to the idea that the practice of VM in Uganda can be improved by raising awareness and the standard for VM application. Ten strategies for these two purposes have been put forward in this article. These strategies constitute the second major contribution to knowledge.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction professionals; Uganda; value management; improvement; questionnaire survey |
| Index terms: | value-for-money, conceptual framework, questionnaire, construction project, survey, strategy, data analysis, developing country, Uganda, construction industry, lifecycle, value management, construction professional, deviation |
| Subjects: | industry analysis, theoretical framing, management, evaluation, professional development, development economics, Geography, production management, financial and cost management, project delivery, data analysis and analytics, data collection methods |
| Topics: | International Construction, Value Management, Cost Management, Business Strategy, Information Management, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Project Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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