QUESTIONNAIRE EXAMPLE 3

Explaining the factors that determine demand and supply of houses in the UK during the above period

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Questionnaire
Gender: ________________________________ Experience (in years): _____________________

Part 1: General Information

All answers will be treated in strict confidence 1.1 Which country you belong? United Kingdom Libya 1.2 What is your position in the company? Owner/client Contractor Sub-Contractor Consultant Project Manager Engineer

1.3 What type of construction projects you are involved in? Small size Medium size Large size

1.4 How many of your construction projects were time or cost overrun in the past? Less than 10% 10 to 30% 30 to 50% 50 to 70% Over 70%

1.5 Please rank causes of cost/time overrun Scale (1 = least cause and 7 = major cause) Lack of proper project management practices (see Q2.5 for practices) inadequate project planning tools Owner-related factors Contractor-related factors Consultant-related factors Project manager-related factors External factors

Part 2: Project Management Practices and Planning Techniques

2.1 Do you agree that project planning/scheduling techniques are important to avoid cost or time overruns? Yes No

2.2 Which project planning technique you normally use to plan/schedule your construction project? Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Bar (or Gantt chart) Critical Path Method (CPM) Program Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT) Line of Balance (LOB) Linear Scheduling Method (LSM) Q-Scheduling Other (please specify) ______________

2.3 Do you think that project goals can be successfully achieved through traditional planning/ scheduling techniques such as CPM, and Gantt chart? Yes No

2.4 Are you familiar with following project planning/scheduling techniques designed for construction sector? Please tick one answer Familiar Not Familiar

Construction Project Planning Techniques a) Line of Balance (LOB) b) Linear Scheduling Method (LSM) c) Q-Scheduling

2.5 Which project management practices you are practicing during the construction process? Please tick one answer Practicing Not Practicing

Project Management Practices a) Procurement b) Partnering c) Risk Management d) Value Management e) Sustainable Construction f) Benchmarking g) Supply Chain Management h) Lean Construction

2.6 Please rank each benefit of applying project management practices in construction project
Scale (1 = least benefit and 9 = major benefit)

High profits Quality output High client and employee satisfaction Improved safety Minimised environmental effects Continuous improvement Enhanced performance Prevent cost and time overruns Effective monitoring and control

2.7 Do you agree that project management practices in Q2.5 are important to achieve benefits given in Q2.6? Yes No

2.8 Please rank factors that hinder your organisation to adopt modern project management practices and planning techniques

0 SCALE Neutral

1 Not Important

2 Somewhat Important

3 Important

4 Very Important

FACTORS 0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 Lack of top management commitment Lack of knowledge, experience, and skills Fear of change Conflict between construction parties Extreme pressure of project delivery time Changing client requirements Excessive bureaucracy Poor governance Wrong person as project manager 1

SCALE 2 3 4

F10 Changes in scope of the project F11 Lack of communication between construction parties F12 Economic factors F13 Social and cultural factors F14 Environmental factors Other? (Please specify)

F15 F16

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