TY - GEN
T1 - Assessing Benefits of Monitoring and Evaluation Practices
T2 - 13th International Conference on Engineering, Project, and Production Management, EPPM 2023
AU - Ogunbayo, Babatunde F.
AU - Aigbavboa, Clinton O.
AU - Ramabodu, Molusiwa S.
AU - Adekunle, Samuel A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Monitoring and evaluation are the process that guides professionals and other stakeholders in the construction industry with specific information that can be used to foresee the future and avoid unforeseeable challenges in the construction process and operations. It is also a process that guides professionals in the construction industry in executing programs for operational effectiveness. This study assesses the benefit of monitoring and evaluation practices in the South African construction industry. A field survey was conducted among construction professionals in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, to identify the benefits of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for their construction projects. Data were collected through a random sampling method, and 36 questionnaire responses were received from the construction professionals within the study area. Using a descriptive statistical approach, collected data were computed, which helped to determine the valid mean item score. The study findings indicated that construction projects delivered as planned, reduced construction material wastage, eradicated corruption in the construction process, and improved communication among stakeholders were the highest-ranked benefits of M&E practices in construction projects. The study concluded that government and professional institutions should continue to provide training and seminars on the benefits of M&E practices for professionals toward enhancing its continuous implementation in the construction process and operations for production efficiency.
AB - Monitoring and evaluation are the process that guides professionals and other stakeholders in the construction industry with specific information that can be used to foresee the future and avoid unforeseeable challenges in the construction process and operations. It is also a process that guides professionals in the construction industry in executing programs for operational effectiveness. This study assesses the benefit of monitoring and evaluation practices in the South African construction industry. A field survey was conducted among construction professionals in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, to identify the benefits of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for their construction projects. Data were collected through a random sampling method, and 36 questionnaire responses were received from the construction professionals within the study area. Using a descriptive statistical approach, collected data were computed, which helped to determine the valid mean item score. The study findings indicated that construction projects delivered as planned, reduced construction material wastage, eradicated corruption in the construction process, and improved communication among stakeholders were the highest-ranked benefits of M&E practices in construction projects. The study concluded that government and professional institutions should continue to provide training and seminars on the benefits of M&E practices for professionals toward enhancing its continuous implementation in the construction process and operations for production efficiency.
KW - Construction industry
KW - Construction projects
KW - Monitoring and evaluation
KW - Project stakeholders
KW - South Africa
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85200396241&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-56544-1_19
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-56544-1_19
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85200396241
SN - 9783031565434
T3 - Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
SP - 279
EP - 289
BT - Advances in Engineering Management, Innovation, and Sustainability - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 2023
A2 - Rotimi, James Olabode Bamidele
A2 - Shahzad, Wajiha Mohsin
A2 - Sutrisna, Monty
A2 - Kahandawa, Ravindu
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Y2 - 29 November 2023 through 1 December 2023
ER -