Examining the Performance Level of Project Management Competencies of Architects in Ghana Using Gap Analysis Approach
Evaluation of the performance level of key project management (PM) competencies of the various project teams is perceived as a recourse necessary for identifying potentially crucial and practical training needs of project team participants in PM practice. However, notable studies in this domain h...
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| Language: | English |
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Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
2018
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/42657/1/jcdc2018.23.1.8.pdf |
| Summary: | Evaluation of the performance level of key project management (PM) competencies
of the various project teams is perceived as a recourse necessary for identifying potentially
crucial and practical training needs of project team participants in PM practice. However,
notable studies in this domain have primarily focused on the identifcation of critical PM
competencies of project managers and engineers of the project team neglecting the
architect who are equally important participants of construction project teams. This study
focused on assessing the performance level of the critical PM competencies of the architect
as a key team participant in project delivery. A quantitative method design was adopted
involving a structured questionnaire survey of Ghanaian construction professionals who
were selected through snow balling sampling. The data elicited were analysed using mean
scores, Kruskal-Wallis test and gap analysis. The fndings revealed that, architects show worse
performance on seven critical competencies. The practical implication of the fndings is that
the disposition of architects PM behaviours can be ascertained as this can lend credence
to legitimising corrective action through any potential continuing professional development
programme and training in PM for architects in the Ghanaian construction industry. |
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