https://doi.org/10.24928/2023/0110
Assessment of Lean Guided Construction Project Monitoring and Evaluation Practices: Issues and Challenges
Ogunbayo Babatunde Fatai1, Aigbavboa Clinton Ohis2, Murendeni Liphadzi3, Ramabodu Molusiwa Stephen4 & Ogunbayo Shakirat Bola5
1Post Doctoral Research Fellow, cidb Centre of Excellence & Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, [email protected], orcid.org/ 0000-0002-4334-91362Professor, cidb Centre of Excellence & Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, [email protected], orcid.org/ 0000-0003-2866-3706
3Lecturer, cidb Centre of Excellence & Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, [email protected]
4Senior Lecturer, Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, [email protected]
5PhD, Department of Education Management Law and Policy, Faculty of Education University of Pretoria, South Africa, [email protected], orcid.org/0000-0002-1599-3151
Abstract
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) practices in construction projects are valuable for managing the execution and ensuring quality project delivery. However, implementing the lean-guided M&E practice in construction projects faces different issues and challenges. The study considered issues and challenges in lean-guided monitoring and evaluation practices for construction projects in South Africa. A field survey was carried out among construction professionals in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, to identify issues and challenges they faced in lean-guided M&E practices on construction project activities. A random sampling method was used to collect data, and 36 questionnaires were retrieved from the construction professionals within the study area. Data collected were computed using a descriptive statistical approach. The valid mean item score was determined in this study by utilizing a statistical data equation (mathematical equation). The study's findings showed that lack of dedicated management staff, proper documentation, and construction project goals were the highestranked challenges facing lean-guided M&E practices in construction projects. The study concluded that construction professionals should be trained on lean principles and their application in different aspects of construction management and planning to improve the M&E practices on construction sites to achieve set project goals.
Keywords
Construction projects, monitoring and evaluation, lean construction, lean thinking, South Africa
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Fatai, O. B. , Ohis, A. C. , Liphadzi, M. , Stephen, R. M. & Bola, O. S. 2023. Assessment of Lean Guided Construction Project Monitoring and Evaluation Practices: Issues and Challenges, Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31) , 1127-1137. doi.org/10.24928/2023/0110
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