Abstract
The objective of this paper is to investigate the level of applying theproject time management tools and techniques by public ownersand construction contractors in the Gaza Strip. This study hasbeen conducted by means of a survey questionnaire. Seventythreequestionnaires were distributed to target constructioncontractors and twenty-five questionnaires to public owners. Sixtycompleted questionnaires from contractors and twenty-threequestionnaires from public owners were received and analysed.The survey results indicated that contemporary project timemanagement tools and techniques are not widely used amonglocal contractors and owners. Lack of subcontractor’s knowledgeand awareness of the importance of project time managementtools and techniques are still major obstacles toward the efficientutilisation of such tools. This study recommended that there is anurgent need to establish a professional industry body such as anInstitute of Building to review and evaluate existing local projectmanagement practices. This professional body may be establishedby the government through the Ministry of Housing and PublicWorks or by the local university in cooperation with a similarinternational professional industry body. Current training effortshould be tailored to encourage owners and contractors to usework breakdown structures, resource optimisation, and networkscheduling.
Highlights
The Gaza Strip, with an area of 365km2 and a total population of 1.1 million, is located on the south eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea
Toward the east and north the Gaza Strip is bordered by Israel, on the south it is bordered by Egypt and on the west by the Mediterranean Sea
The use of time management tools and techniques in the construction industry was studied in this research
Summary
The Gaza Strip, with an area of 365km and a total population of 1.1 million, is located on the south eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Abbasi and Al-Mharmah (2000), Hutchings and Christofferson (2000; 2001), Yang et al 1997, Shash and Al-abdullatif (1993), White and Fortune (2002), and Kazi (2002) have examined various schedule management tools and techniques. They have selected and identified seven time management tools and techniques as the most popular tools among others. Shash and Al-abdullatif (1993) have investigated planning, scheduling, and controlling (PSC) techniques in Saudi Arabia They concluded that the bar chart is the most popular planning technique; the graphical program evaluation and review technique has never been used at all. The researchers asked about the obstacles towards the implementation of project management tools and techniques
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