Edward Ayebeng Botchway

A critical success model for PPP public housing delivery in Ghana

Purpose – The nature and characteristics of critical success factors (CSFs) that influence success on public private partnership (PPP) arrangements on different project typologies vary between countries and regions. Studies confirm the lack of success on PPP approach on public housing project (PHP). The main challenge to PPP-PHP success has been identifying, analysing, categorizing and matching CSFs that are likely to influence the PPP-PHP outcome. The purpose of this paper is to identify the CSFs that influence PPP-PHP delivery in Ghana. This is premised on the theoretical implications that understanding the factors that influence the success on PPP-PHP projects is critical. Design/methodology/approach – By adopting a 16 CSFs from literature and using a questionnaire survey, the factors that are critical to success on PPP-PHP approach in Ghana were identified. The questionnaires were administered on participants that have been involved in PPP-PHPs in Ghana. Findings – The results revealed six CSFs that a...

Factors contributing towards the effectiveness of construction project teams

The team approach to project delivery has in recent times become predominant and a viable means of meeting client expectations in the construction industry. Hence, evaluating the effectiveness of a project team is considered critical for superior team performance in project delivery. However, there is lack of consensus on the factors contributing to team effectiveness globally. It is affirmed that knowledge of the factors contributing to team effectiveness is imperative and crucial to the success of construction projects and the industry at large. This study seeks to identify the critical factors contributing to the effectiveness of project teams in the Ghanaian construction industry. Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed five critical factors that show a significant relation with the effectiveness of project teams. The findings are useful for setting a benchmark framework for evaluating team effectiveness and team building in the construction industry in Ghana and other developing countries.

Benefits of e-governance implementation in physical infrastructure development at the local government level

The digital age has brought about a paradigm shift of information and data processing all over the world and Ghana has had its fair share of this development. Many systems and strategies have been implemented towards improving development of infrastructure at the local government level in Ghana. E-governance is one of such systems which has been initiated towards improvement and effective management of the various assemblies. This paper is aimed at assessing the benefits of e-governance at the local government level in Ghana using Ashanti Region as a case study. Using both the qualitative and quantitative approach to data gathering, it was revealed that e-government is beneficial not only to the government but also to citizens, businesses and employees as well. Among the benefits noted include convenience, cost effectiveness, easy access to data/information, and improvement in internal efficiency, improvement in local democracy and improvement in information for growth of local economy and better external relations.

Critical Professional Competencies of Architects in the Ghanaian Construction Industry

The identification and development of appropriate competencies remain very critical and central to performance measures in mainstream human resource management genre towards effective teams. It is posited as a viable means for validating and engendering best practices and developing suitable competencies towards acceptable performance outcome in construction project delivery. The objective of this study was to identify the critical professional competencies of the architect in the Ghanaian construction industry (GCI) towards effective performance in the construction project delivery. From a mixed method design involving semi-structured qualitative interview and a questionnaire survey of architects in Ghana, 16 professional architectural competencies were identified for respondents to indicate their importance to effective architectural practice and consulting in the GCI on a five point Likert scale. Factor analysis was used to explore the interrelations among the variables and make possible empirical explanations. Factor analysis revealed four underlying clusters named in order of their significance as Efficient Design Response to Client Needs; Legal Aspects of Practice; Sustainable Design and Construction and Efficient Project Management Skills. The study provides insight into the contextual practice, characteristics and the critical professional architectural competencies needed by architects in the construction industry in Ghana. The findings have rigorously revealed and provided clear understanding and insight into the thematic critical professional competencies of architects important to the construction industry in Ghana which should be the focus of architectural training and practice. It is also very important towards developing and stimulating a continuous professional development agenda, developing a body of knowledge of professional practice in architecture, and conducting curriculum review to meet current emerging competency profiles necessary for influencing performance levels in the GCI.

Investigating the Underlining Factors of Critical Project Success Criteria for Public Housing Delivery in Ghana

Public housing supply remains one of the least given attention in Ghana over the past three decades. Successive Public Housing Building Projects (PHBPs) attempts have been unsuccessful due to a number of reasons. Among these is the lack of clearly defined success criteria which guides and measures PHBP success. The adoption and application of critical success criteria (CSC) is to deliver project successfully, attain enhanced output, develop framework to help track key project results and to enable the appropriate allocation of resources. This research seeks to establish what constitute critical success criteria for PHBPs in Ghana and investigate and reveal the unique underlining factors among them through a questionnaire survey. Factor analysis was conducted on the responses on 13-identified criteria to reveal and discuss their underlining characteristics. The result revealed four components in order of significance as ‘Time, Cost and Quality Management’,‘ Satisfaction, Health and Environmental Safety’, ‘User Affordability and Design Consideration’ and ‘Cost of Individual Units and Technology’. This outcome will enable Project Managers (PM) and stakeholders involved in PHBPs to channel appropriate efforts and behaviours towards ensuring the attainment of success and also help in formulating policies and developing frameworks towards successful PHBPs delivery.