Assessment of project monitoring and evaluation practices on construction projects in Ghana.

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2021-06-15
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The aim of project delivery is to make sure the primary objectives are accomplished. And this is immensely affected by project monitoring as well as evaluation. These play an important role in achieving project success. Howbeit, the execution of these in our local construction industry, i.e. Ghana, has witnessed a great deal of hindrances, difficulty and objections. This has therefore resulted in the poor performance of construction firms all over the country. The purpose of this study is to find and evaluate the various practices, barriers faced by projects and the drivers that push for the implementation of monitoring and evaluation practices of construction projects in the construction industry. The study used quantitative research methodology and a field survey design as well as literature review. A structured questionnaire was developed and administered for relevant response from the major stakeholders in the Ghanaian construction industry in Accra using purposive sampling. The quantitative data was analysed using the one sample t-test and mean score ranking in SPSS. The results indicated that, the practices mostly used in the construction industry are; the use of participatory monitoring approach which is important for guiding decision making as well as project mapping which communicate what task needs to get done and which resource will be allocated to complete in what timeframe. The results again indicated that, the barriers to monitoring and evaluation are; dominant use of donor procedures and guidelines in monitoring, not incorporating lessons learned which is a cost effective project management tool to bring together any insights learned during any project for a future project, improvement of PM&E targets which are not in line with the requirements and estimations of proposed recipients, sustainability is often not considered and lack of a thorough national database PM&E framework are the barriers . The results also indicated that, project budget, which is the total amount of money that is allocated for the project, the extent of participation and capacity for M&E, project scope and size and the duration are mostly the drivers for monitoring and evaluation. The study contributes to the body of knowledge on the challenges to effective monitoring and evaluation of construction projects. The drivers identified are important in driving the application of project monitoring and evaluation and should be taken note of. It is therefore recommended that, a best practice framework can be done on the implementation of project monitoring and evaluation practices.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, College of Art and Built Environment in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Science.
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Assessment, Project Monitoring, Construction Projects
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