Identifying and Assessing Sustainable Value Management Implementation Activities in Developing Countries: The Case of Egypt

Abstract

Value management (VM) has become a useful tool for achieving sustainability in many countries. This paper aims to assess VM implementation and its activities towards achieving sustainable building projects in Egypt. Data were obtained from the literature, followed by a qualitative approach through a semi-structured interview and a quantitative approach via a questionnaire survey. In Cairo and Giza, data were collected from a sample of 200 building professionals using a questionnaire, while exploration of the country’s VM activities practice was completed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), including descriptive statistics such as “frequency analysis” and ”measures of central tendencies”. The results show that VM awareness was demonstrated by 64% of the sample, which means that they know about VM. On the other hand, most respondents, 85.3%, did not adopt VM and did not receive any VM training. The results also show, through EFA, that the correlations between these activities show five main components: an information phase, a function phase, a creativity phase, an evaluation phase, and a development/presentation phase. This study will help building professionals to eliminate unwanted costs and enhance project sustainability by adopting VM in building projects in developing countries. Finally, the results of this study will enhance building management through the implementation of VM elements, with a view to ensuring value for money and meeting sustainability goals.

Safety Program Elements in the Construction Industry: The Case of Iraq

“…The interviews aim to obtain in depth insights on the effects of the safety elements on safety program implementation. According to Sanders [ 50 ] and Hesse-Biber [ 51 ], ten interviewees can be considered an appropriate number for this kind of study because data saturation is usually achieved. Table 2 shows the sixteen experts who participated in the semi-structured interviews from the construction industry in main cities in Iraq [ 13 , 52 ].…”

Critical Success Factors of Safety Program Implementation in Construction Projects in Iraq

“…Technology was added, based on the input from the interview participants, bringing the total number of CSFs to 22. A pilot study (Questionnaire 1) was then conducted using a list of safety program CSFs among building professionals who have appropriate industry experiences [67]. Data collected from the pilot study were analyzed using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), performed to check for the extensiveness and clarity of the CSFs of the safety program.…”

“…The use of "Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM)" has received considerable interest from various fields of study, especially in business and social sciences [68,69]. To model the safety program CSFs, Partial Least Square was used to an- A pilot study (Questionnaire 1) was then conducted using a list of safety program CSFs among building professionals who have appropriate industry experiences [67]. Data collected from the pilot study were analyzed using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), performed to check for the extensiveness and clarity of the CSFs of the safety program.…”

Modelling the Impact of Building Information Modelling (BIM) Implementation Drivers and Awareness on Project Lifecycle

“…The identified constructs were used to design a closed-ended 5-point Likert scale with 5 = very high, 4 = high, 3 = average, 2 = low and 1 = very low as used in many earlier studies [78][79][80]. A closed-ended questionnaire was adopted because of its inherent ability to yield expedient responses from a large survey conducted and low administration costs [81].…”