Factor Affecting the Performance of Construction Project in Kathmandu

 
 
Proposal presentation
Presented by
SHISHIR RIJAL
(CM2015)

Under the supervision of

Er. Subash Bhattarai Department of civil engineering
Nepal Engineering College-CPS
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Statement of Significance Of
Introduction Research Questions Research Objectives Study
Problem

Conclusion and Data analysis and Research Scope and

Methodology Literature Review Limitations
recommendation interpretation

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 Introduction

Introduction
The construction industry is vital for the development of any nation
Statement of
Problem
Construction project development involves numerous parties, various
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processes, different phases and stages of work
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Significance Of The common assessment of the success of construction projects is that

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they are delivered on time, to budget, to technical specification and meet
Scope and
Limitations client satisfaction (Baker et al., 1983; Slevin and Pinto, 1986; Morris and
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Hough, 1987; Turner, 1993).
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Methodology
Data analysis and
interpretation
Conclusion and
recommendation 3
 Introduction Contd…

Introduction
Introduction

Statement of
Statement of Construction industry has complexity in its nature because it contains large
Problem
Problem
number of parties as clients, contractors, consultants, stakeholders, shareholders
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and regulators. The performance of the construction industry is affected by
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Research Objectives national economies(Navon, 2005).
Significance Of
Significance Of
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Study Performance is related to many topics and factors such as time, cost, quality,
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Scope and client satisfaction; productivity and safety
Limitations
Limitations

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Literature Review there are other different reasons affecting construction projects performance in
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the Nepal such as poor management and leadership; inappropriate participants;
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Methodology poor relations and coordination; absence of motivation, control, monitor or
Data analysis and
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decision making systems,inadequate infrastructure, political problems; cultural
interpretation
problems and economic conditions
Conclusion and
References
recommendation 4
 Introduction Contd..
Introduction

Statement of . There were many projects which finished with poor performance
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because of many evidential reasons such as: obstacles by client, non-
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availability of materials, road closure, amendment of the design and
Research Objectives drawing, additional works, waiting the decision, handing over, variation
Significance Of order, amendments in Bill of Quantity (B.O.Q) and delay of receiving
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Scope and
Limitations
. There are other indicators for problems of performance in Kathmandu
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such as project management, coordination between participants,
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Methodology monitoring, feedback and leadership skills.
Data analysis and
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interpretation
Conclusion and
References
recommendation 5
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Introduction

Statement of . . In this study, factors affecting the performance of construction

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projects in the health Building Construction.
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Research Objectives , this study aims at identify the factors and attributes affecting the
Significance Of performance of construction projects in the health Building Construction.
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Scope and
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 and to obtain main criteria and indicators to measure performance.
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Data analysis and
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interpretation
Conclusion and
References
recommendation 6
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Introduction  Construction of health building in Nepal is one of the major infrastructure projects that the
Statement of GoN sanctioned the budget for the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) where the
Problem
project is being implemented by the Department of Urban Development and Building
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Construction (DUDBC).
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 Since the Nepal fiscal year 2061/2062, the MOHP uses the DUDBC as its delivery agent in
Significance Of
Study the construction, extension and refurbishment of health facilities.
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Limitations  Since the year 2015/16 there has been a general improvement in the number of projects
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Research example due to technical or contractual problems) has decreased.
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Data analysis and
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interpretation
Conclusion and
References
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 Statement of Problem
Introduction
As the complexities in managing construction project is increasingly day by day, similar kind of
Statement of the problem is facing by the health building construction project.
Problem Since the health buildings are targeted for the beneficiaries seeking the medical services
which stand this infrastructure project to be unique in different aspects than that of other social
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infrastructure project.
Measurement and analysis of different factors affecting the key performance indicators (KPIs)
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have not been done yet.
Significance Of The failure of the construction project in the past have been due to the failure in achieving the
Study key performance indicators of the project.
Scope and There were many projects which finished with poor performance because of many evidential
Limitations reasons such as: obstacles by client, additional works, waiting the decision, handing over,
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construction project such as coordination between participants, monitoring, feedback and
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Methodology Therefore, this research was focused on the analysis of factors affecting the eight KPIs in
Data analysis and health building construction project in Nepal.
interpretation
Conclusion and
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 Research Question...
Introduction The following specific research questions need to be answered:
Statement of  What is the stakeholder’s perspective in ranking the KPIs in health building construction project
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in Nepal?
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Research Question
 What is/ are the important factor affecting parameters to KPIs in health building construction
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Significance Of
Study  What are the practices in use to control the vital KPIs in health building construction project in
Nepal?
Scope and
Limitations

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Methodology
Data analysis
Expected and
Outcomes
interpretation
Conclusion and
References
Recommendation
 Research Objectives
Introduction General objectives
Statement of
Problem  To analyze and study the stakeholder’s perspective towards ranking of KPIs in health
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Research Questions building construction in Nepal.

Research Objectives  To analyze the highly important factors that affects the KPIs in health building
Significance Of construction in Nepal.
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Scope and  To analyze the practices established to control key/vital KPIs in health building
Limitations construction in Nepal.
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Methodology
Data analysis
Expected and
Outcomes
interpretation
Conclusion and
References
Recommendation
 Significance of Study
Introduction  Construction industry has complexity in its nature because it contains large number of parties as
Statement of clients, contractors, consultants, stakeholders, shareholders, regulators and others.
Problem
 Health building construction projects relatively suffered from many problems and complex issues
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in achieving key performance indicators because of many reasons and factors.
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This study signifies the importance to identify and to evaluate the main factors affecting the KPIS
Significance of in health building construction project in Nepal.
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Scope and  The practices concerning with the vita KPIs such as time, cost and quality has been analysed in
Limitations order to know the practices behind the control of KPIs during construction management of health
building construction project.
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Research Formulation of recommendations have been made to improve practices to control Vital KPIs in
Methodology health building construction project.
Data analysis
Expected and
Outcomes
interpretation
Conclusion and
References
Recommendation
 Scope and Limitations
Introduction Scope
Statement of  The scope of the research is to analyze the factor affecting key performance indicators in health
Problem building construction project in Nepal.
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 Only the building construction project being implemented by the respective PIUs of DUDBC
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have been assessed.

Significance of  The scope comprises the study done through the questionnaire survey where the respondents
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Scope and
Scope and
Limitations
Limitations
Limitations
Literature Review  The research is focused for the analysis of factor affecting key performance indicators in health
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building construction project in Nepal.
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Data analysis and
 The respondent selected for this is HBS engineer of DUDBC and those contractors whose email
Expected Outcomes have been listed in the DUDBC for the correspondence.
interpretation
Conclusion and
References
Recommendation
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Introduction  Since the Nepal fiscal year 2061/2062, DUDBC initiated to look after the implementation of the
Statement of health buildings throughout the nation.
Problem
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Research Questions  The MOHP uses the DUDBC as its delivery agent in the construction, extension and
refurbishment of health facilities.
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 MOHP authorized DUDBC to implement 746 projects in 2018/19. Of these projects 228 have
Significance of been completed and the contractors fully paid, while in 107 completed projects there are
Study payments outstanding.
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Scope and
Limitations
Limitations  There are 386 live projects carried over from previous years, while 29 projects were newly
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same period.
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Methodology
Data analysis
Expected and
Outcomes
interpretation
Conclusion and
References
Recommendation
 Literature Review
Introduction According to previous studies, it can be said that the performance measurement is a process include factors as Key
Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as time, cost, quality, client satisfaction; productivity and safety in order to enable
Statement of measurement of current organizational project performance and to achieve significant performance improvements of future
projects.
Problem  It was obtained that there were many fields and topics which are related to performance such as, construction management,
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Research Questions information technology, factors affecting performance of managers, measurement of project performance, key performance
indicator.
Based on previous studies and literature review, the most important indicators which will be studied in this research are:
Research Objectives (Okuwoga, 1998; Dissanayaka and Kumaraswamy, 1999; Reichelt and Lynies, 1999; Karim and Marosszeky, 1999; Brown and
Adams, 2000; DETR (KPI Report), 2000; Lehtonen, 2001; Chan, 2001; Samson and Lema, 2002; Kuprenas, 2003; Cheung, 2004;
Significance of Iyer and Jha, 2005; Navon, 2005; Love et al, 2005; Ugwa and Haupt, 2007; Hovichit, 2007):
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Scope and 2. Time
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4. Productivity
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6. Regular and community satisfaction
7. People
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8. Health and Safety
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9. Innovation and learning
Data analysis
Expected and
Outcomes
10. Environment
interpretation
Conclusion and
References
Recommendation
 Literature Review
Introduction

Statement of
Problem
Research Questions
Research Questions

Research Objectives

Significance of
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Scope and
Scope and
Limitations
Limitations
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Methodology
Data analysis
Expected and
Outcomes
interpretation
Conclusion and
References
Recommendation
 Research Methodology
Introduction

Statement of
Problem
Research Questions
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Research Objectives

Significance of
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Scope and
Scope and
Limitations
Limitations
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Methodology
Data analysis and
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interpretation
Conclusion and
References
Recommendation
 Research Methodology
Introduction
Study area
Statement of  The study area includes the completed and Ongoing construction of health building
Problem projects executed by the DUDBC and its respective FPIUs.
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Research Objectives

Significance of
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Scope and
Scope and
Limitations
Limitations
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Data analysis and
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interpretation
Conclusion and
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Recommendation
 Research Methodology
Introduction Sample and Population
 . While
fixing the sample size the accuracy of the results found, the cost of the research works,
Statement of
homogeneity of the population and other related factors were considered.
Problem
Research Questions
Research Questions There are 282 completed projects before fiscal year 2018/19 (NJAR, 2019) which were taken for this
study.
Research Objectives A total of 71 respondents have been asked through the questionnaire from two different background.
Significance of The sample size was calculated using the Cochran’s sample size calculation formula.
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This formula is modified as
Here,
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Methodology Z = Area of normal curve and its value is 1.64 for 90% confidence level .

Data analysis and

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interpretation
Conclusion and
References
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 Research Methodology
Introduction Data Collection
Statement of Primary data
Problem The primary data was collected mainly through questionnaire survey.
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Research Questions Professional background of Respondents Population size Sample size Percent of
sample size

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8.45 %
DUDBC HBS Engineer (Employer) 6 6
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Study Construction Contractor 282 65
90 %
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Scope and
Limitations 100 %
Limitations Total 288 71

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Table 3.1: Professional background of Respondents
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Methodology Secondary data
Secondary information was collected from a wide range of literature. These included published and
Data analysis
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Outcomes unpublished journal articles, reports of MOHP, DUDBC, books, and report on performance
interpretation
measurement and indicators of construction industry, an academic thesis of national and
Conclusion and
References international universities and newspapers articles
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 Research Methodology
Introduction Data Analysis
Statement of
Problem Validity Test
 A high degree of construct validity was ensured in this research by the
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extensive review of questionnaires and interview structure by the expert
supervising my work (Supervisor) as well as comparing and referring to the
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literature available in the area of study.
Significance of
Study  The content validity index was established at 0.802 which was high enough.
Scope and
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Limitations
Limitations Reliability Test
Literature Review  Cronbach's alpha is used to determine the reliability of the data.
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Methodology
 Cronbach’s alpha, calculated using SPSS was found to be 0.810 which is more
than acceptable for social science survey.
Data analysis and
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interpretation
Conclusion and
References
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