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An investigative study on project management practice of subcontractors in Accra
A thesis submitted to the Institute of Distance Learning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MSc. Project Management
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| spelling | oai:ir.knust.edu.gh:123456789/17210 An investigative study on project management practice of subcontractors in Accra Gyamfi,Dennis A thesis submitted to the Institute of Distance Learning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MSc. Project Management ABSTRACT Buildings for commercial purposes or residential use have become complex and sophisticated. They require efficient and effective management to successfully complete them. The complex and sophisticated nature has made it necessary for prime contractors, sponsors or consultants of projects to acquire the services of subcontractors to execute specialize part of the bigger project. Air conditioning, fire system, electrical system and plumbing are some of the specialize aspect of building projects which are usually sublet to subcontractors to execute. Often than not, the attention is on the prime contractor when it comes to project management in the construction industry. This study will shift the attention from the prime contractors and focus on the subcontractors. The main objective of this study was to investigate how subcontractors are currently managing projects and also find out criteria or parameters subcontractors will use to judge a project as successful or not. A quantitative structured questionnaire was developed to collect data from participants. The participants are workers from subcontracting companies. The data collected was analyzed with SPSS. The study found out that subcontractors practice project management but do so in the informal way. There is no basic processes or methodology that is adopted by subcontractors. There is always someone in the project management position but such people are not certified project managers and most with less knowledge base in project management practice. The management of their projects are done through experience. In the area of success criteria, the study found out that meeting client‘s requirements, completing the work within time and completing within budget were the top three criteria subcontractors consider in judging how successful a project was. The study after conclusion recommended further studies into the activities of subcontractors in each of the knowledge areas separately in order to get full details on the activities of subcontractors when it comes to practicing project management. KNUST 2025-06-09T10:39:52Z 2025-06-09T10:39:52Z 2018-11 Thesis https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/17210 en application/pdf KNUST |
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| title | An investigative study on project management practice of subcontractors in Accra |
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| title_short | An investigative study on project management practice of subcontractors in Accra |
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