Value Management Concept Awareness for Construction Projects in Akwa Ibom and Rivers States.

This study assessed the use of the value management (VM) concept as a project management technique by construction stakeholders in south-south Nigeria. The objectives were to assess the level of awareness of value management concept for construction projects in Akwa Ibom and Rivers States. A cross-sectional survey approach was used for the study. Two hundred and twentyseven (227) copies of the questionnaire were administered while one hundred and seventy-seven (177) were properly filled and returned which give a response rate of 78%. Data collected were analysed using percentage and relative importance index while Mann Whitney U-test was used to test the hypotheses. The research findings indicate that even with the level of awareness of VM practices in the study area that stakeholders lack knowledge about various VM methods aside from concurrent VM and design charette. The study recommended that professional bodies and academic institutions should organise sensitisation programmes such as workshops and seminars amongst construction stakeholders as well as in undergraduate curriculum at higher institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]