Open AccessThe Status of Value Management Practice on Construction Projects in Uganda and Strategies for Improvement
Author(s) -
Apollo Tutesigensi,
Nathan Kibwami,
Saul B. Matege
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of construction in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.26
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1823-6499
pISSN - 2180-4222
DOI - 10.21315/jcdc2021.26.2.12
Subject(s) - bivariate analysis , univariate , extant taxon , ordinal data , value (mathematics) , sample (material) , econometrics , statistics , economics , mathematics , multivariate statistics , chemistry , chromatography , evolutionary biology , biology
In many developing countries, value management (VM) is not applied widelyand systematically in construction projects. This limits the achievement of value formoney. The objectives of this study were to describe the state of VM practice in Ugandaand suggest strategies for improvement. Based on the extant literature, a conceptualframework depicting VM practice in the lifecycle of construction projects was developed. A questionnaire containing both nominal and ordinal measures was distributed to a sample of Ugandan construction industry professionals. During data analysis, the distributions of nominal variables were expressed in terms of percentages. A univariate analysis of the ordinal variables was undertaken using measures of central tendency (mean) and dispersion (standard deviation). A bivariate analysis of the ordinal variables was undertaken using Friedman, Fisher's exact and Mann-Whitney U tests. The application of VM in Uganda was rudimentary, inconsistent and misguided, based on the reports of the respondents. This finding constitutes the first major contribution of this work to knowledge. It also led to the idea that the practice of VM in Uganda can be improved by raising awareness and the standard for VM application. Ten strategies for these two purposes have been put forward in this article. These strategies constitute the second major contribution to knowledge.