An ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT MONITORING PRACTICES ON CONSTRUCTION SITES IN ABUJA NIGERIA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26821/IJSHRE.9.6.2021.9606Keywords:
Project Monitoring, Construction site, Project DeliveryAbstract
Monitoring is critical to all projects. It is a necessary core management instrument, both for projects that might
be encountering problems and for projects which are encountering particular success. Thus, adequate project
monitoring is a prime requirement for project delivery. This research assessed the project monitoring practices used in executing projects in Abuja with a view of: examining the project monitoring methods used in executing
construction projects; assess the relative effectiveness of these methods in project delivery. It was affected, by
means of literature review and field survey entailing the use of a well structured questionnaire and a checklist. A
total of a hundred and fifty (150) questionnaires were distributed with a percentage response of 84.7% (127
returned). The result of the analysis revealed that: Project monitoring processes of most firms in the study area
are mainly manually oriented and rarely have their monitoring done with adequate work breakdown process.
Correct application of specified technique is one of the monitoring processes that are rarely ensured; there is less
emphasis on monitoring on the various construction stages during construction. Thus, it is recommended that:
monitoring should be computer oriented for easy information handling, communication within monitoring
personals and for adequate record management; the selection of the work breakdown basis should consider the
peculiarities of the project under consideration; client related factors, and Project Manager related factor in the
generation of the monitoring strategy for each project.
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