CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH

THESIS/PROJECT PROPOSAL
Name
Student Number
Department CIVIL ENGINEERING
Tt!e "# t$e T$e%% INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS AND CAUSES OF PROJECT DELAY
IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. CASE STUDY- NIGERIA.
Am "# t$e Stud&
To find out the !"o# $!u%e% of &#o"e$t de'!() it% effe$t on
$on%t#u$tion indu%t#( in Ni*e#i! !nd &#o+ide &o%%i,'e e!n% of
#edu$in* the de'!('
S(n#)an)e "# T$e
Stud&
De'!( in $on%t#u$tion &#o"e$t i% ine+it!,'e ,ut ho-e+e#) it $!n ,e
$ont#o''ed o# inii.ed. Con%t#u$tion indu%t#( in Ni*e#i! !nd !''
o+e# the -o#'d e/&e#ien$e% de'!(% du#in* the e/e$ution of ! &#o"e$t.
Thi% %tud( i% e%%enti!' !nd ne$e%%!#( ,e$!u%e the ne*!ti+e effe$t% of
de'!( in &#o"e$t de'i+e#( !nd the need fo# !n effe$ti+e !nd effi$ient
$ont#o' e!%u#e %hou'd ,e &ut in &'!$e to h!nd'e thi% &e#+!%i+e
&henoenon.
*et$"d"!"(& DATA COLLECTION
Re'e+!nt d!t! -ou'd ,e o,t!ined th#ou*h e/ten%i+e 'ite#!tu#e #e+ie-
0Te/t,oo1%) "ou#n!'%) %ein!# &!&e#%) &u,'i$!tion%) !#ti$'e% et$.2
#e'!ted to the the%i% tit'e.
A #e$onn!i%%!n$e %u#+e( -i'' ,e $ondu$ted ,!%ed on !n in-de&th
inte#+ie- -ith P#o"e$t !n!*e#%) $i+i' en*inee#%) &'!nne#% !nd the
othe# $on%t#u$tion !nd de%i*n te! in the indu%t#( !% ! &i'ot %tud( to
identif( the #e!%on% !nd $on%e3uen$e% of &#o"e$t de'!(%.
A -e''-%t#u$tu#ed !nd !dini%te#ed inte#+ie- 3ue%tionn!i#e fo# the
#e'e+!nt &#ofe%%ion!'% !nd othe# %t!1eho'de#% in the $on%t#u$tion
indu%t#ie% -i'' ,e de%i*ned fo# the &u#&o%e of d!t! $o''e$tion fo# the
#e!%on !nd effe$t of the de'!(% on the &#o"e$t effe$ti+ene%%.
The ethod de+e'o&ed to iti*!te the de%$#i,ed &#o,'e of de'!(%
-i'' ,e te%ted on !n on*oin* &#o"e$t in Ni*e#i! !% ! $!%e %tud(.
Ab%tra)t
The in$#e!%in* #!te of de'!(% in &#o"e$t de'i+e#( i% !d+e#%e'( !ffe$tin*
the tie'( de'i+e#( of $on%t#u$tion &#o"e$t% in Ni*e#i!. Thi% %tud(
the#efo#e !%%e%%e% $on%t#u$tion %t!1eho'de#4% &e#$e&tion of the $!u%e%
of de'!(% !nd it% effe$t% on &#o"e$t de'i+e#( in ! ,id to &#offe# %o'ution
in inii.in* the o$$u##en$e% of de'!(%. Fo# the &u#&o%e of thi%
%tud() &#o"e$t !n!*eent too' u%ed in onito#in*) $ont#o''in* !nd
%$hedu'in* of &#o"e$t -i'' ,e int#odu$ed. Thi% %tud( %ee1% to !&&#!i%e
the u%e of 5S 05i$#o%oft2 P#o"e$t in $ont#o''in* $on%t#u$tion &#o"e$t%
in Ni*e#i! !nd ho- effe$ti+e !nd effi$ient it% i&'eent!tion -ou'd
,e if !do&ted !nd #e*u'!#'( u%ed ,( $on%t#u$tion indu%t#ie%.
+b!"(rap$&
St!1eho'de#%4 Pe#$e&tion of the C!u%e% !nd Effe$t% of
Con%t#u$tion De'!(% on P#o"e$t De'i+e#(. C!u%e% And Effe$t%
Of De'!(% In 5!'!(%i!n Con%t#u$tion Indu%t#( 5u#!'i
S!,!%i+!n 6) Y!u 7en Soon G#!du!te S$hoo' of
5!n!*eent) Uni+e#%iti Put#! 5!'!(%i!) 898:: UP5)
Se#d!n* Se'!n*o#) 5!'!(%i!. Re$ei+ed ;< A&#i' ;::=>
#e$ei+ed in #e+i%ed fo# ;? June ;::=> !$$e&ted ;<
No+e,e# ;::=.
Inte#n!tion!' Jou#n!' of Edu$!tion !nd Re%e!#$h Vo'. ; No. 8
A&#i' ;:<8. C!u%e% !nd Effe$t of De'!( on P#o"e$t
Con%t#u$tion De'i+e#( Tie.
The Inte#n!tion!' Confe#en$e on E$onoi$% !nd
Adini%t#!tion) F!$u't( of Adini%t#!tion !nd @u%ine%%)
Uni+e#%it( Of @u$h!#e%t) Ro!ni!. I$e! A F!! @u$h!#e%t) <8-
<Bth No+e,e# ;::C. C!u%e% of De'!( in Con%t#u$tion
Indu%t#( in Li,(!.
Inte#di%$i&'in!#( Jou#n!' Of Conte&o#!#( Re%e!#$h In
@u%ine%% I"$#,.7e,%.Co.Co&( Ri*ht D ;:<; In%titute Of
Inte#di%$i&'in!#( @u%ine%% Re%e!#$h ?EB June ;:<; Vo' 8) No
; C!u%e% Of De'!( In Ni*e#i! Con%t#u$tion Indu%t#(.
C!u%e% !nd Effe$t% of De'!(% !nd Di%#u&tion% in Con%t#u$tion
P#o"e$t% in T!n.!ni! Ge#!'dine John Fi1-!%i 0A#dhi
Uni+e#%it() T!n.!ni!2. A %(%te% thin1in* !&&#o!$h to
e'iin!te de'!(% on ,ui'din* $on%t#u$tion &#o"e$t% in South
Af#i$!
Super,%"r Head "# t$e Department
Dre)t"r "# In%ttute