The Practice Of Time Management In Construction Projects: Case Study Of Bole-Lemi Phase Ii And Kilinto Industrial Park Construction Projects
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2018-07-07
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Addis Ababa University
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Time is one of the major constraints in projects. However, delivering construction projects within envisioned time is becoming ever challenging. This study tries to put light on how this important constraint is managed with respect to project time management functions and contractual requirements. The study also investigated as how delay and extension of time is assessed and analyzed.
Taking two construction projects namely Bole-Lemi Phase II and Kilinto Industrial Park construction projects as cases, the research attempts to make an in-depth assessment of construction project time management practices. Construction time management process was developed consisting mainly of planning, scheduling and control of time and the associated tasks. The research methodology adopted a qualitative approach for data collection and analysis. All personnel from the contractors, consultant and employer taking part in the planning and monitoring of the project time have been interviewed. By interviewing the personnel, attending progress meetings and reviewing of the project documents and archives, the research explored the time management functions of the projects.
It was found that the time management practice substantially lacked the necessary diligences required from the contractors and the consultant. The work programmes were not being updated in accordance with the requirements of the contract. Estimation of progress was found to be an ad-hoc. The assessment and analysis of extension of time be re short of standard methods. Most of the methods, techniques and tools used for time management were not standardized. It is recommended that time management taken seriously and become specialization as core function of project manage
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short of standard methods, important constraint is managed, construction projects namely Bole-Lemi Phase