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Barriers to the implementation of value management in small construction projects

As a well-established approach for attaining cost-effectiveness and value for money, Value Management (VM) is often overlooked in small construction projects, particularly in developing countries. This paper takes Malaysia as a case study to investigate the barriers to implementing VM in small const...

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Main Authors: Lin, Xiaobin, Mazlan, Ain Naadia, Ismail, Syuhaida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2022
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/102939/1/LinXiaobin2022_BarrierstotheImplementationofValueManagement.pdf
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104639
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spelling my.utm.1029392023-10-12T08:17:30Z http://eprints.utm.my/102939/ Barriers to the implementation of value management in small construction projects Lin, Xiaobin Mazlan, Ain Naadia Ismail, Syuhaida TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) As a well-established approach for attaining cost-effectiveness and value for money, Value Management (VM) is often overlooked in small construction projects, particularly in developing countries. This paper takes Malaysia as a case study to investigate the barriers to implementing VM in small construction projects with a view to exploring possible measures in mitigating the barriers and improving VM usage in small projects. Construction practitioners directly involved in small projects were surveyed using a structured questionnaire. Results of the survey revealed that the frequency with which the practitioners implement VM for small projects remains relatively low. Barriers contributing to this can be categorized under the knowledge and guidance barriers, environmental barriers, resource barriers, methodological barriers, and cultural barriers. Significant barriers were found mainly associated with the knowledge, guidance, and environment of disseminating the approach in small construction projects. Furthermore, measures that are perceived viable in overcoming the barriers were discussed. The findings of this paper provide a favorable reference for participants of small construction projects in VM decision and implementation in Malaysia as well as other countries with similar situations. As little empirical study focused on VM in small construction projects, this paper also contributes to enriching the body of knowledge related to the management of small projects. Elsevier Ltd. 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/102939/1/LinXiaobin2022_BarrierstotheImplementationofValueManagement.pdf Lin, Xiaobin and Mazlan, Ain Naadia and Ismail, Syuhaida (2022) Barriers to the implementation of value management in small construction projects. Journal of Building Engineering, 54 (104639). pp. 1-13. ISSN 2352-7102 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104639 DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104639
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Lin, Xiaobin
Mazlan, Ain Naadia
Ismail, Syuhaida
Barriers to the implementation of value management in small construction projects
description As a well-established approach for attaining cost-effectiveness and value for money, Value Management (VM) is often overlooked in small construction projects, particularly in developing countries. This paper takes Malaysia as a case study to investigate the barriers to implementing VM in small construction projects with a view to exploring possible measures in mitigating the barriers and improving VM usage in small projects. Construction practitioners directly involved in small projects were surveyed using a structured questionnaire. Results of the survey revealed that the frequency with which the practitioners implement VM for small projects remains relatively low. Barriers contributing to this can be categorized under the knowledge and guidance barriers, environmental barriers, resource barriers, methodological barriers, and cultural barriers. Significant barriers were found mainly associated with the knowledge, guidance, and environment of disseminating the approach in small construction projects. Furthermore, measures that are perceived viable in overcoming the barriers were discussed. The findings of this paper provide a favorable reference for participants of small construction projects in VM decision and implementation in Malaysia as well as other countries with similar situations. As little empirical study focused on VM in small construction projects, this paper also contributes to enriching the body of knowledge related to the management of small projects.
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author Lin, Xiaobin
Mazlan, Ain Naadia
Ismail, Syuhaida
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Ismail, Syuhaida
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title Barriers to the implementation of value management in small construction projects
title_short Barriers to the implementation of value management in small construction projects
title_full Barriers to the implementation of value management in small construction projects
title_fullStr Barriers to the implementation of value management in small construction projects
title_full_unstemmed Barriers to the implementation of value management in small construction projects
title_sort barriers to the implementation of value management in small construction projects
publisher Elsevier Ltd.
publishDate 2022
url http://eprints.utm.my/102939/1/LinXiaobin2022_BarrierstotheImplementationofValueManagement.pdf
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