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Akinlolu Temisola, M, Oladimeji Benedict, O and Haupt, T C (2021) A scientometric review and meta-analysis of the health and safety of women in construction: structure and research trends. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 19(2), 446-66.
Aluko, O R, Godwin Iroroakpo, I and Mewomo, M C (2021) Relationship between perceived service quality and client satisfaction indicators of engineering consultancy services in building projects. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 19(2), 557-77.
Barour, S and Zergua, A (2021) Numerical analysis of reinforced concrete beams strengthened in shear using carbon fiber reinforced polymer materials. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 19(2), 339-57.
De-Graft, O-M, Kukah, A S, Boateng, F, Asumadu, G and Edwards, D J (2021) Exploring strategies to reduce moral hazard and adverse selection of Ghanaian public–private partnership (PPP) construction projects. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 19(2), 358-72.
Evans, M, Farrell, P, Mashali, A and Zewein, W (2021) Critical success factors for adopting building information modelling (BIM) and lean construction practices on construction mega-projects: a Delphi survey. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 19(2), 537-56.
Hasheminasab, S and Kashi, E (2021) Finite element analysis of ports pavement under container loading. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 19(2), 497-508.
Mane, K M, Kulkarni, D K and Prakash, K B (2021) Prediction of shear strength of concrete produced by using pozzolanic materials and partly replacing NFA by MS using ANN. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 19(2), 578-87.
Nabizadeh, M, Khalilzadeh, M, Ebrahimnejad, S and Ershadi, M J (2021) Developing a fuzzy goal programming model for health, safety and environment risks based on hybrid fuzzy FMEA-VIKOR method. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 19(2), 317-38.
Nwaogu, J M and Chan, A P C (2021) Evaluation of multi-level intervention strategies for a psychologically healthy construction workplace in Nigeria. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 19(2), 509-36.
Nyawera, J X and Theodore Conrad, H (2021) Critical drivers towards generative process health and safety culture. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 19(2), 385-411.
Sharma, A and Sharma, R K (2021) Uplift behaviour of axial granular pile anchor encased with geogrid in cohesionless soil. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 19(2), 588-602.
Spellacy, J, Edwards, D J, Roberts, C J, Hayhow, S and Shelbourn, M (2021) An investigation into the role of the quantity surveyor in the value management workshop process. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 19(2), 423-45.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: communication; education; feedback; quantity surveying; training; value management; professional; quantity surveyor; roles; case study; focus group
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- URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-07-2020-0289
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This paper aims to investigate the value management workshop process and specifically identifies the roles and responsibilities of the quantity surveyor within this. Information accrued is then used to develop a novel template value management workshop that provides a platform for educating future quantity surveying and other construction professionals. This research adopts a mixed philosophical epistemological design that uses interpretivism with elements of postpositivism. Specifically, a cross-sectional study of extant literature informs the development of a structured questionnaire that is posed to focus group participants (consisting of experienced industrial practitioners) to secure qualitative feedback and validate the template. Research findings reveal that the roles and responsibilities of the quantity surveyor in the value management workshop process have hitherto received scant academic attention. Additionally, literature has revealed that available information on workshop content is limited, leading to ineffective studies. There has also been a miscommunication among construction practitioners in relation to the quantity surveyor's role in the workshop process. Following extensive research, a novel template has been created which identifies the content of each workshop session alongside the roles and responsibilities of the quantity surveyor (and other construction professionals) which can be used for educational purposes. The literature revealed that scant academic and professional governing body(ies) attention has been paid to the education and training of future generations of quantity surveyors involved in value management. Specifically, there is limited applied case study evidence to investigate this phenomenon and, hence, the workshop curricular presents advance knowledge in this respect and provides a practical template solution.
Tai, S, Zhang, Y and Li, T (2021) Factors affecting BIM application in China: a social network model. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 19(2), 373-84.
Tijani, B, Jin, X and Osei-Kyei, R (2021) Critical analysis of mental health research among construction project professionals. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 19(2), 467-96.
Tu, J, Liu, Y, Zhou, M and Li, R (2021) Prediction and analysis of compressive strength of recycled aggregate thermal insulation concrete based on GA-BP optimization network. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 19(2), 412-22.