Performance Barriers in relation with Professional Development of Graduate Architects in Construction Industry: A Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

Graduate architects are first mate in architectural practice when handling building construction projects. They had been authorized to run projects in construction industry due to limited architects in the country. The capability of graduate architect when manage project is critical in reducing performance barriers encountered. The aim of this paper is to identify the most critical performance barriers faced by graduate architects during project implementation. A systematic literature review of credible sources in different databases, combining selected keywords and terms related to performance barrier, building contract administration, graduate architects etc. has been carried out. A data set of fifty articles has been analyzed by means of thematic analysis. The five most crucial performance barriers identified relate to: caused by external environment factors, poor project documentation management, lack of soft skill, inadequate knowledge of quality and assessment management and shortfall in design management. The outcome of the study is expected to facilitate graduate architects to devise proactive risk mitigation measures to reduce impact of these barriers and improve project delivery. This paper examined the performance barriers faced by graduate architects which is a timely study, as the increasing number of population and developments will provide ample opportunities for them to perform.

Variations in Building Construction Projects in Ghana: A Public Organisational Perspective

“…Zhao et al (2022) averred that variations were actual conditions rather than expected conditions contained in a contract. To Sanchez-Garrido et al (2022) and Haile (2022), variation can be defined as an alteration or modification of a design, quality of works, as shown in the contract drawings, bill of quantities (Tiew et al, 2022) and specifications and includes the addition, omission, or substitution of any works or (Alkhalifah et al, 2023) the modification of the original scope, execution time, or cost of work. Variation can also be a modification to contractual guidance provided to the contractor by the client or agents working on his behalf (Duguay et al, 2023;Smith et al, 2023;Alkhalifah et al, 2023).…”