The Exploratory Factor Analysis of Quality Performance Indicators in Building Projects in Lagos State

This paper accessed the view of building construction professionals on the factor that influences the usage of quality performance indicators in construction industry. A total of twenty-six (26) factors that influence the use of quality performance indicators were obtained from literature. The questionnaire survey was distributed to randomly selected respondents from a combination of clients, consultants, contractors, site engineers, project builder project managers. A total of one hundred (100) questionnaires were used for this research using tools such as percentile, frequency, mean score rating, standard deviation and factor analysis. Findings of the study shows that; Cost of quality, Inspection and testing of executed works, Use of less-substandard materials, Untimely project delivery and Non-enforcement of statuary requirement are the first five (5) ranked factors that influences the use of quality performance indicators by professionals. This study concluded that the identified factors which were further categorized using factor analysis into: project Quality factors, workforce related factors, project delivery factors, risk related factors and resource related factors are relevant and important to each aspect of construction and for easy implementation of these factors with a view of enhancing project delivery.

Building Construction Professionals, Construction Project, Quality Performance Indicator, Quality management, Exploratory Factor Analysis

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