Assessment of Schedule Performance on Project Delivery: The Architects’ Perspective, Enugu Metropolis

The construction industry is a critical sector in national development, contributing significantly to economic growth, infrastructure provision, and employment generation. In construction industry, there need to plan a schedule to deliver the projects being undertaken. The timely delivery of projects is combination of many peoples’ duties including the architect. This paper tried to assess the role of the architect in managing schedule and time in a construction project. Through an in-depth literature review and a survey of practicing architects (in government and private offices) involved in project design, documentation, and supervision in Enugu metropolis. The study adopts a descriptive research approach using a survey design and purposive sampling. A total of one hundred (100) was purposively selected for this survey. It recommends that architect is very necessary and be invited early to any project.

Architects’ perspective, Assessment, project delivery

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