Assessment of Factors for Improving Construction Projects Scheduling

Successful projects delivery are products of constructive construction planning and scheduling put in place ahead of time. However, lack of expertise for preparing an effective project schedule by constructors is a major challenge to projects time. This study employed quantitative research to assess factors that improve construction project scheduling with a hope of improving the expertise of practitioners. A questionnaire survey was used to generate data. Descriptive and inferential statistics using IBM SPSS 23.0 were used to analyse the data. Thirty-six (36) factors were identified in literature and examined. Results indicated that “estimating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources” was an extremely significant factor in project scheduling with an index value of 0.904. “Developing a work breakdown structure” when preparing a schedule was extremely significant. Further, “Defining the activities needed to complete the work” most greatly determine the improvement of the project scheduling processes with index value of 0.918. The study recommends that practitioners pay attention on the identified factors when preparing schedules which can be incorporated into projects scheduling tools and techniques. This will ensure proper planning and scheduling for construction projects in Nigeria.

Construction Management; estimating; Projects Scheduling; Planning Tools; Supply Chain; Work Breakdown Structure

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