EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NIGERIA Cover Image

EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NIGERIA
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NIGERIA

Author(s): Onifade Morakinyo Kehinde, Oluwaseyi Joseph Afolabi, Ibrahim Adekunle Omogbolahan
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management
Published by: Udruženje za upravljanje projektima - IPMA Srbija
Keywords: project; management; construction; road; project environment

Summary/Abstract: Project management is an innovative management practice that tends to achieve stated or specified objectives within specific time and budget limits through optimum use of resources.The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of project management techniques on the success of road construction projects in Nigeria using Julius Berger Nigeria Plc as a case study. Primary information for this research was sourced through the use ofstructured questionnaire gathered from 95 respondents, personal observation and interviews in the study area. Secondary data emanated from published and unpublished sources. The findings were presented in descriptive and inferential form using frequencies, percentages, tables, mean and chi-square analytical techniques.The targeted groups of respondents were contractors, site engineers, project managers and project site supervisors. The findings from this study revealed that majority of the respondents have the knowledge of project management techniques and its importance in successful road construction project execution.

  • Issue Year: 7/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 3-12
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English
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