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Yean Yng Ling, Florence, and Amy Hui Min Chan. "Internationalizing quantity surveying services." Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 15, no. 5 (September 5, 2008): 440–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09699980810902730.

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Osunsanwo, Hannah Feyisayo, and Joshua Oluwasuji Dada. "Evaluating quantity surveying firms’ performance." International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management 69, no. 1 (May 20, 2019): 134–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijppm-06-2018-0209.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the performance of quantity surveying firms (QSFs) using the balanced scorecard (BSC) technique. Design/methodology/approach Based on a survey of 37 QSFs in Lagos State, Nigeria, the paper empirically assessed the performance of QSFs using the BSC technique. The targeted respondents were principal partners and quantity surveyor employees in the selected QSFs and relevant construction stakeholders, including clients, architects, builders and structural engineers, who usually have business relation with QSFs. Findings The findings of this paper revealed high levels of performance in non-financial measures of the BSC dimensions while low level performance is recorded in financial measure. Practical implications The exemplified performance measures allow QSFs’ managers to set their own priorities and to seek out improvements along the BSC dimensions of performance measure. The high performance recorded in non-financial perspectives needs to be sustained while a lot of efforts need to be put in place in order to improve the financial performance, thereby sustaining their viability. Originality/value This paper contributes methodologically through the application of a balance and all-encompassing principles in assessing performance. The use of this measure enables QSFs to structure a balance assessment of their operation, to identify their strengths and weakness, and to target areas for improvement in order to reach their desired business goals.
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Haruna, A. F. "Analysis of the relationship between organisational culture and innovation in Nigerian quantity surveying firms." Journal of Management and Technology 19, no. 1 (August 15, 2023): 238–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.62254/jmt.2023.19.1.20.

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Quantity Surveying firms in contemporary times have evolved into structurally standard organizations where there is the understanding of organizational culture as an essential management philosophy that drives innovation. This paper seeks to analyze specifically, the relationship between organizational culture and innovation in Quantity Surveying firms. Eighty one (81) completed questionnaires retrieved were used for this analysis. The paper revealed that Quantity Surveying firms exhibited multiple types of innovation such as service innovation, process innovation, organizational innovation, market innovation and resource innovation. It further revealed that quantity surveying firms exhibited multiple types of organizational culture such as competitive culture, social responsibility culture supportiveness' culture, innovation culture, emphasis etc. It therefore concluded that organizational culture has a significant relationship with innovation in quantity surveying firms. The findings implied that there were need for the management of Quantity Surveying firms to embrace organizational culture as a strategy for improving innovation practice and there is also the need for the management of Quantity Surveying firms to embrace innovation as a strategy for improving organizational culture.
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Dada, J. O., and G. O. Bamigboye. "Diagnosing the Causes of Quackery in Quantity Surveying Practice in Lagos State, Nigeria." Journal of Construction Business and Management 5, no. 1 (July 4, 2021): 28–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.15641/jcbm.5.1.950.

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The purpose of this paper is to examine the causes of quackery in quantity surveying practice to address the menace for enhanced service delivery. Using survey research design, primary data were collected through the administration of structured questionnaires on quantity surveyors in the 125 registered quantity surveying firms in Lagos State, Nigeria. The respondents were asked to rate the identified 34 causes of quackery in quantity surveying practice on a 5-point Likert scale. The elicited data were analysed using mean score analysis. Factor analysis was, after that, used to explore and detect the underlying relationship among the identified variables and categorise them into key factors. The results of the mean score statistics identified 32 important causes of quackery in quantity surveying practice, with the four most important ones being an unwillingness to seek professional advice and consultation, unwillingness to pay for professional services, lack of effective systems of punishment for quacks and inadequate monitoring by the quantity surveying professional association and regulatory body. It was concluded that the causes of quackery in quantity surveying are multidimensional and can be narrowed down to unethical practices, client engagement, job security, regulatory and corruption-related issues. The identified causes of quackery in quantity surveying practice will be useful in formulating policy and serve as future research agenda towards eradicating the menace and engendering an enhanced service delivery. Keywords: Causes of quackery; Nigeria; Quackery; Quantity surveying; Service delivery.
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Ramdav, Tashmika, and Nishani Harinarain. "A strategic framework for the survival of the quantity surveying profession." Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology 18, no. 6 (February 3, 2020): 1487–518. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jedt-03-2019-0058.

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyse the survival of the quantity surveying profession using a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis in an attempt to define the key strengths and weaknesses of the quantity surveying profession based on professional consultants’ experience and to determine the key opportunities and threats which are perceived to impact the quantity surveying profession significantly. Design/methodology/approach The positivist paradigm was used for this study. The researchers chose quantitative research in the form of questionnaires. A probability sampling method was used. The desired method that was used was the random sampling method. The data were analysed with SPSS using factor analysis and descriptive analysis. A sample of 58 quantity surveyors was randomly selected from the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) for this study. Findings Four categories of strengths exist, namely, the ability to plan and solve problems, core quantity surveying measuring skills, project viability and interpersonal skills. Three categories of weaknesses exist, namely, technical inadequacies of quantity surveyors, resistance to change and lack of knowledge of and about the profession. Three categories of opportunities exist, namely, greater demand for quantity surveyors, the need for quantity surveyors and new and existing roles in and out of the profession. Three categories of threats exist, namely, lack of the quantity surveying profession to market itself where new roles require an advancement of core quantity surveying services, external factors that hinder the performance of the profession and the lack of quantity surveying skills in the new generation. Research limitations/implications Only members of the ASAQS were included in this research. Originality/value The quantity surveying profession requires a strategic framework that will overcome their threats and weaknesses and embrace the strengths and opportunities of the profession to ensure they survive and remain relevant in the ever-changing construction industry. This study aided the quantity surveying profession by identifying the strengths and opportunities and determining the weaknesses and threats faced by the profession.
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Ebunoluwa, Esther Ilori, and Grace Kehinde Ojo. "Factors Influencing Quantity Surveying Services Performance in Nigeria." Built Environment Journal 17, no. 2 (July 15, 2020): 49. http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/bej.v17i2.10116.

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Quantity surveying profession is faced with great challengesconcerning recognition and survival in Nigeria. Usually, thiscould be overcome by being proactive in dealing with factors that could influence theirservices performance. Quiet numbers of factors are affecting the performance of quantitysurveying firms in Nigeria; which makes their survival to be a matter of concern to theresearchers. Therefore, this paper evaluated the extent to which the performance of quantitysurveying firms is being influenced by internal and environmental factors with a view toincreasing the recognition and survival of the firm in the competitive business environment.Employee quantity surveyors assessed internal factors while employers of quantity surveyingfirms assessed external factors. One hundred and thirty-one (131) respondents comprisingeighty-five (85) employees and forty-six (46) employers of registered quantity surveying firmswere sampled randomly. Data were collected through administration of questionnaire oninfluencing factors; the collected data were subjected to mean analysis and analysis ofvariance (ANOVA). The findings showed that lack of recognition of the employees by themanagement influenced the performance of employees mostly; the employees agreed on theinfluence of this factor on the overall performance of firm. On external factors, findingsrevealed that technological changes and tough competition have high level of influence onthe performance of quantity surveying firms in the built environment. In addition, theemployers have similar view on the influence of these factors @ p>0.05. The study concludedthat lack of recognizing the employees by the firm, technological changes and toughcompetition influenced the performance of quantity surveying services in Nigeria; thesefactors had affected the recognition of quantity surveying profession in the competitiveenvironment. Therefore, the factors should be given adequate and prompt consideration so asto minimize their adverse effects on the survival of Quantity Surveying Firms in Nigeria. Keyword: Employee Quantity Surveyors, Employers, Quantity Surveying Firms, ServicesPerformance, Influencing Factors.
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Okorie, V. N., and C. P. Ogbu. "Construction Health and Safety Awareness of Nigerian Undergraduate Quantity Surveyors." July 2017 1, no. 2 (July 2017): 203–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.36263/nijest.2017.02.0027.

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Construction is particularly an accident-prone and disease-causing process. Quantity surveyors render professional financial management services with regards to the entire construction value chain – including in construction health and safety (H&S) management. However, the adequacy of the construction H&S content of quantity surveying undergraduate programmes in Nigerian universities is uncertain. This study examined undergraduate quantity surveyors’ knowledge of construction H&S. The study used purposive sampling technique for the selection of five universities in southern Nigeria offering bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying. Copies of the study questionnaire were given to 400 and 500 levels students from the five selected universities. Interviews were conducted with registered practicing quantity surveyors, and one quantity surveying lecturer in each of the universities in order to validate the results of the survey. The data were analysed using mean scores. The results revealed that undergraduate students of quantity surveying in the universities covered by the study are insignificantly aware of quantity surveyors’ construction H&S roles. An examination of the course contents of the undergraduate quantity surveying programmes of the universities did not reveal any separate course module for construction H&S. The interviews supported the findings from the survey carried out on the students. They revealed that there is need to include construction H&S in quantity surveying undergraduate programmes in Nigerian universities. Undergraduate quantity surveying students should be taught construction H&S in order to equip them for their future H&S management roles in the construction industry.
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Razali, Atikah, Suhailah Hussien, Tunku Badariah Tunku Ahmad, and Mohd Burhan Ibrahim. "The Challenges Faced by the Quantity Surveying Lecturer in Teaching Quantity Surveying Measurement Courses: A Pilot Study." Semarak International Journal of Innovation in Learning and Education 1, no. 1 (April 14, 2024): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.37934/sijile.1.1.111.

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The Quantity Surveying Measurement Course (QSMC) is a core and complex subject that integrates many areas of knowledge to provide Quantity Surveying (QS) graduates with measurement competence and capability. Based on the literature analysis, past researchers say that QSMC lecturers agree that teaching this course is very challenging. Despite QSMC lecturers' acknowledgment that teaching this course is challenging, very little research has been conducted to examine the challenges they face. Therefore, it is a necessity to study the challenges faced by QSMC lecturers to help provide solutions to them in facing the challenges of QSMC teaching, which is the primary goal of the study. In order to collect the data, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a volunteer participant, a QSMC lecturer from a selected higher education provider (HEP). The data shows that the QSMC lecturer has four main challenges: personal challenges, challenges with students, challenges with institutions, and external challenges. The research findings benefit both the education team and the construction industry by raising awareness and encouraging rapid action to improve and reduce the challenges faced by QSMC lecturers. It is important to ensure that teaching and learning can be improved more effectively, making it easier for QSMC lecturers to transfer knowledge while also making it easier for students to understand the things learned.
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Zainordin, Nadzirah, Zamzarina Md Judyar, Nur Syahirah Zafarull, and Nor Azizah Zalin. "Exploration of Building Information Modelling (BIM) Application: An Understanding Among Quantity Surveyor in Malaysia." Journal of Engineering & Technological Advances 5, no. 2 (2020): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.35934/segi.v5i2.1.

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This study begins with a broad literature review to understand the Building Information Modelling (BIM) concept. Quantity Surveyors star as an influential role as qualified, trained, and proficient in dealing with glitches relating to construction expenditure, supervision, and consultation in the construction industry. When the task is getting crucial, an assistant from technology may help faster and smoother the process and task. This study aims to investigate an understanding of the application of BIM among Quantity Surveyor in Malaysia. According to the Board of Quantity Surveyors, Malaysia's official website, 101 registered Quantity Surveying Consultant firms were in 2018. This study targeted 1000 persons from different firms and expected to respond from at least 278 persons due to time constraints. The other criteria of the respondents include years of experience in the industry. Quantity Surveying Consultant firms would be the most suitable people to answer a questionnaire survey for this study. The registered Quantity Surveying Consultant firms are very well proficient in the quantity surveying practice and services. Therefore, by choosing Quantity Surveying Consultant firms to be the respondent may help in getting the most consistent answer and higher accuracy of the exploration of Quantity Surveyors productivity by adopting the Building Information Modelling (BIM) concept in Quantity Surveyor, which will further enhance the awareness of benefits of BIM to the Quantity Surveyor profession itself.
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Babatunde, Solomon Olusola, Srinath Perera, Damilola Ekundayo, and Tolulope Esther Adeleye. "An investigation into BIM-based detailed cost estimating and drivers to the adoption of BIM in quantity surveying practices." Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction 25, no. 1 (November 23, 2019): 61–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfmpc-05-2019-0042.

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Purpose Although studies have shown the relevance of building information modeling (BIM) in cost estimating process, efforts at investigating BIM based detailed cost estimating among professional quantity surveyors through quantitative approach are scanty. The purpose of this study is to identify and examine the usage of BIM-based detailed cost estimating software and assesses the drivers to BIM adoption within the Nigerian quantity surveying consulting firms. Design/methodology/approach A comprehensive literature review, pilot study and questionnaire survey were adopted. The survey targeted both the BIM users and non- BIM users’ quantity surveying consulting firms in Lagos, Nigeria. The data collected were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean score, standard deviation, Mann–Whitney test and factor analysis. Findings The study found that 46.58 per cent of quantity surveying consulting firms are aware of BIM and have adopted it for detailed cost estimating, while 49.32 per cent of quantity surveying consulting firms are aware but have not adopted BIM-based detailed cost estimating, and 4.10 per cent of quantity surveying consulting firms are not aware at all. Also, the study identified various BIM-based detailed cost estimating software used in quantity surveying practices and found that Microsoft Excel is often used alongside 3D software, Autodesk QTO, Navisworks, Innovaya Composer and CostX are prevalent BIM software used for detailed cost estimating. In addition, the study identified 21 drivers to the adoption of BIM in quantity surveying practices. The result of factor analysis grouped the 21 identified drivers into five principal factors: improved whole lifecycle/design quality, enhanced decision and visualization, cost and time saving, marketing and support for quantity surveyor tasks and government and client pressure. Practical implications This study provides significant insight into the application of BIM to quantity surveying consulting practices, thereby enabling consultant quantity surveyors to make informed decisions to select BIM cost estimating software to suit their practices. Further, the study findings can be useful for individuals’, clients’ and contractors’ quantity surveyors to be fully aware of the opportunities BIM could bring in relation to their service delivery. Originality/value Accurate cost estimating, effective cost monitoring and control are essential elements to a construction project success. This study further emphasized the importance of BIM to quantity surveying practices, particularly in the area of the detailed cost estimating.
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Murphy, Roisin. "Strategic planning in Irish quantity surveying practices." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/2371.

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The role and usefulness of strategic planning has been well documented over several decades of strategic management research. Despite the significant body of existing knowledge in the field of strategic planning, there remains a paucity of investigation into the construction sector, specifically in Professional Service Firms (PSF‟s) operating within it. The aim of this research was to ascertain the type, scope and extent of strategic planning within Irish Quantity Surveying (QS) practices and to ascertain the extent to which such processes correspond to strategic planning literature. This research was an exploratory study, undertaken in two phases in line with mixed methods employed for undertaking the study. The first, qualitative, phase involved in-depth semi-structured interviews with the principals of eleven QS practices of varying size. The second, quantitative phase, involved a widespread survey of every QS practice registered with the Society of Chartered Surveyors (SCS) in Ireland, for which a response rate of over 40% was achieved. The findings discover that the type, scope and extent of strategic planning within Irish QS practices vary with practice size and ownership structure. Distinct groups of practices are evident based on a number of strategic planning process characteristics, including formality, approach, participation, flow and planning horizon. Despite the absence of a systematic or formal process within smaller QS practices, it is clear that principals are thinking and acting strategically. These practices broadly follow strategic planning processes advocated in the literature, are mostly unaware that this is the case; however confirm that a more systematic strategic planning process is beginning to emerge, particularly in light of the severity of the current economic and construction industry downturn in Ireland. The findings of the research provide an important contribution towards addressing the significant gap in existing knowledge in this regard. The conclusions drawn are specific to the QS profession, the research has been designed such that it has potential to be applied to other PSF‟s within and outside the construction industry.
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Procter, Carol Jane. "Satisfaction and service quality in the quantity surveying profession." Master's thesis, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 1997. https://hdl.handle.net/11427/31994.

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This thesis investigates client satisfaction and service quality in the quantity surveyingprofession. Whilst many reasons abound for dissatisfaction with the construction industry,this thesis focuses on client satisfaction with the provision of quantity surveyors' services. To this end, a greater understanding of the psychological processes involved in making a satisfaction decision is required and is achieved by the presentation of the theory of consumer satisfaction. It was found that consumer satisfaction is the result of meeting or exceeding expectation with performance. Furthermore, performance is not measured in technical terms, but as a result of client perceptions. Perceptions are at the heart of this thesis. This study investigates the relationship between client perceptions and quantity surveyors' perceptions of the same.
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Dent, Sharon Peta. "Performance and throughput rates of quantity surveying students: a cohort analysis." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/17581.

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Performance and throughput rates at South African tertiary institutions are low, especially within the science, engineering and technology fields of study. The causes of this poor performance and throughput are difficult to predict, and incorrect assumptions are often made on which students are most likely to fail. The need to investigate this issue is vital in South Africa, where the contributing factors to poor performance and throughput are exacerbated by recent political and economic disparities in the diverse population. In order to better understand the issue within the built environment sector, this study evaluated the performance and throughput rates of fifteen first-year cohorts within the Department of Quantity Surveying at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. The main aim of this study was to investigate the changes in the student population within the department, and to develop a framework for the future prediction of a student’s likelihood of success or failure. In order to achieve this objective, a retrospective longitudinal approach, i.e. a cohort study, was adopted. The study plotted the trends in performance and throughput rates over a period of time; it measured the strength of the relationships between several variables and performance and throughput; and it culminated in the establishment of predictors of performance and throughput rates. Ultimately, the prediction variables could be utilised in the development of influence diagrams as prediction frameworks. The research revealed that the performance and throughput rates of students in the department are improving. This highlights the importance of undertaking a narrow, departmental level analysis; as the findings in this smaller sphere do not match the general theory and assumptions covered in the literature.
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So, Kin-wah. "A study of strategic orientations and perspective of professional quantity surveying consultant firms in Hong Kong /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25947746.

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Oliver, Neil Norman. "Water use in urban schools in Gauteng North, South Africa." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04112007-192755.

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Swaffield, Lisa M. "Improving early cost advice for mechanical and electrical services." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1998. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/6994.

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Construction clients, particularly those with little or no previous experience of building projects, depend on the advice given by building professionals during the early design stages. Accurate advice regarding the estimated cost of the proposed project is fundamental, as this will determine the financial feasibility of the proposed project. All professionals give advice based on the information available to them at the time. Therefore, cost advisors need to have an accurate appreciation of the client's requirements from the building, before they can estimate the likely cost. Inexperienced building clients may have difficulty expressing their requirements, or understanding detailed technical information prepared by building professionals. This thesis addresses the problem of poor communication between clients and building professionals leading to mis-interpretation of mechanical and electrical (M&E) services requirements and inaccurate cost estimates. The research hypothesised that the cost of M&E services was related to the form and function of the building, and the quality of the M&E services required by the building client. It was believed that the required "quality" of the M&E services had a major cost implication, and therefore the production of an accurate cost estimate depended on an accurate understanding of the quality of M&E services required by the building client. The research examined existing method, of early cost estimating for M&E services, to establish how early cost estimates are prepared, and what type of information is considered. Detailed statistical analysis work was undertaken to examine relationships between various building form, parameters and M&E services costs, for buildings of different functions. M&E services quality was considered in relation to the function, performed by different systems, using the value engineering technique of function analyis and customer oriented function analysis system technique (FAST) diagrams method for improving early design stage communications developed, to improve the interpretation of M&E services quality requirements and lead to more accurate cost estimates. The method involved the introduction of a briefing workshop to consider functional requirements from the building, possible M&E services solutions, and interfaces between building structure and fabric and the M&E services. The proposed method was evaluated in the field. It was found to be a valid method of improving early design stage communications between clients and building professionals, that could lead to improved early cost advice for M&E services.
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Wilkinson, S. "Strategy-formation within large private quantity surveying practices Volume I of II." Thesis, University of Salford, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.491814.

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Large Private Quantity Surveying practices need to create strategies which anticipate the future business requirements of their existing and prospective clients. Traditionally, strategies have been formed by top managers, through a formal management process dominated by their analysis of markets, resulting in a plan of expected future management-controlled action. However, there is evidence that strategy-formation is more effective when it evolves through an informal approach, which elicits and utilises, in a coherent and effective manner, the strategic knowledge acquired by both top and middle managers. The development of strategic visions of the future is central to evolutionary approach.
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Venter, Brenda Margaret. "Skills deficit in the quantity surveying industry in South Africa / Brenda Margaret Venter." Thesis, North-West University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/10040.

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The shortage of skilled quantity surveyors in South Africa can have a detrimental affect on the property sector, a sector that represents 70% of global wealth. It has been suggested that regardless of economic circumstances, quantity surveyors make a crucial contribution to the national and global economy (Wortmann, 2009). People of this profession have a profound influence on all levels of the property sector, on individuals and communities, small enterprises, global corporations and governments. Quantity surveyors therefore need to make an important contribution towards withstanding financial storms with their unique skills and expertise (Wortmann, 2009). The need for this study arose from the national and governmental demand for quantity surveyors and the concomitant need to identify factors contributing to the current alleged shortage. A survey was conducted by means of questionnaires that confirmed the alleged shortage of affordable, competent quantity surveyors. A mixed-methods approach was used to conduct an empirical exploration which included quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative (comments and interviews) research. Qualitative responses to the questionnaire supported the quantitative results, which were analysed by means of a thematic content analysis. A mixed-melh6d approach constitutes both a method and methodology for conducting research that involves collecting, analysing, and integrating quantitative and qualitative research in a single study. The purpose of this form of research is that qualitative and quantitative research in combination provide a better understanding of a research problem or issue than either research approach alone; it allows for 'multiple angles' that provide different 'pictures'; and it is more naturalistic in the sense that 'its more intuitive' (by basically mirroring 'real life') (Creswell, 2008). The results confirmed the hypothesis that there is indeed a shortage of quantity surveyors in South Africa. Contributing elements were identified as: • Educational causes •such as mathematics training at school, lack of communication skills, business skills, level of standards of education, institutionsnot being accredited and a lack of educational personnel, exacerbated by a lack of academic and financial support. Also, many students do not pass the council exams. • Government legislation, BBEE interference, political interference, non-payment of professional fees by the government, and escalating crime rates are also problems in this regard. • Generation gaps causing communication and team and mentoring problems were identified, as well as competencies not receiving the attention these require before candidates register. • The marketing of the profession and study field to the private sector, the property sector, government and at school level should receive attention. • The quantity surveying profession not enjoying the protection it needs and quantity surveyors are not aware of the available protection measures. In the study it became clear that the quantity surveyor profession is under threat, as resources are limited and will become more limited as economic elements even out over the next few years. The educational problems should be addressed in cohesion with all the stakeholders of the build environment which includes Government. However, it is suggested that there is no single, short-term solution to the skills shortage. The previous government had a very successful resource based strategic plan until 1994, and it is recommended that this plan should be revisited and implemented to reduce the shortage of professional people as well as setting a higher standard for education.
Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010
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Donald, Gail. "An investigation into the accuracy of pre-tender design price forecasts provided by the quantity surveyor." Doctoral thesis, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 1992. https://hdl.handle.net/11427/31865.

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It is the intention of this dissertation to determine the most influential factors affecting the accuracy of design · price forecasts. As a result of the lack of research relating to the accuracy design price forecasts in South Africa, quantity surveyors are unaware of the level of accuracy that they attain. It is proposed that an awareness of their forecasting accuracy.and the factors which affect will contribute towards enhanced performance. By means of an analysis of a sample of quantity surveyors estimates, the factors which exert the most significant influence over identified.
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Spiteri, Joseph. "A critical analysis of occupational and organisational strategy in UK : architectural and quantity surveying practices." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.391654.

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Books on the topic "Quantity surveying"

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Seeley, Ivor H. Quantity Surveying Practice. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14402-0.

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D, Newman, and Willis Arthur James, eds. Elements of quantity surveying. 8th ed. Oxford: BSP Professional Books, 1988.

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Andrew, Willis, Trench, William, F.R.I.C.S., and Willis Andrew, eds. Willis's elements of quantity surveying. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub., 2005.

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S, Brandon P., ed. Quantity surveying techniques: New directions. Oxford: BSP Professional, 1990.

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Hornung, William J. Estimating building construction: Quantity surveying. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice-Hall, 1986.

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Abdul, Rashid Khairuddin, ed. Quantity surveying: A new paradigm. Malaysia: Prentice Hall, 2003.

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Archive, Irish Architectural, ed. PKS: Quantity surveying since 1860. Dublin: Patterson, Kempster & Shortall with The Irish Architectural Archive, 1991.

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Trench, William, F.R.I.C.S. and Willis Christopher James, eds. Willis's elements of quantity surveying. 9th ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1998.

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Andrew, Willis, Trench, William, F.R.I.C.S., and Willis, Andrew. Willis's elements of quantity surveying, eds. Willis's elements of quantity surveying. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

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S, Brandon P., ed. Quantity surveying techniques: New directions. Oxford, England: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1992.

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Book chapters on the topic "Quantity surveying"

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Ebekozien, Andrew, and Clinton Aigbavboa. "Quantity Surveying Practice." In Professional Practice for Quantity Surveyors in the 21st Century, 18–53. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781032661391-2.

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Seeley, Ivor H. "The Construction Industry." In Quantity Surveying Practice, 1–35. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14402-0_1.

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Seeley, Ivor H. "Development, Redevelopment and Environmental Aspects." In Quantity Surveying Practice, 293–314. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14402-0_10.

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Seeley, Ivor H. "Engineering Work." In Quantity Surveying Practice, 315–32. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14402-0_11.

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Seeley, Ivor H. "Project Management." In Quantity Surveying Practice, 333–48. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14402-0_12.

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Seeley, Ivor H. "Other Quantity Surveying Activities." In Quantity Surveying Practice, 349–74. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14402-0_13.

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Seeley, Ivor H. "Quantity Surveying Services in Europe and Overseas." In Quantity Surveying Practice, 375–98. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14402-0_14.

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Seeley, Ivor H. "Quantity Surveying Organisation and Practice." In Quantity Surveying Practice, 399–437. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14402-0_15.

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Seeley, Ivor H. "Professional Ethics, Standards and Conduct." In Quantity Surveying Practice, 438–58. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14402-0_16.

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Seeley, Ivor H. "Marketing of Professional Services." In Quantity Surveying Practice, 459–78. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14402-0_17.

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Conference papers on the topic "Quantity surveying"

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Heerden, Hennie van, Elzane van Eck, Michelle Burger, and Ridhwana Khan. "Learning Style Preferences of Undergraduate Quantity Surveying Students: Quantity Surveying." In The 4th Human and Social Sciences at the Common Conference. Publishing Society, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18638/hassacc.2016.4.1.191.

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Hassan, Fadzil, Zulhabri Ismail, Afzan Ahmad Zaini, Sabaria Hassan, and Mysarah Maisham. "An evaluation of the competencies, skills and knowledge of Quantity Surveying graduates in consultant Quantity Surveying firms in Malaysia." In 2011 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering (CHUSER). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/chuser.2011.6163722.

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"Quantity surveying education for sustainable development: industry perception." In WABER 2019 Conference. WABER Conference, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.33796/waberconference2019.62.

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Akinshipe, Olushola, Matthew Ikuabe, and Clinton Aigbavboa. "Digital Transformation in Quantity Surveying: Where Lies the Issues?" In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002658.

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Most industries are embracing digitalisation as a result of the fourth industrial revolution. However, the construction industry has lagged in this bid as it only recently embraced technological innovations. In recent times, quantity surveying firms are continually adopting technological innovation in their work practices. The current study will provide relevant knowledge about the impact of digitalisation within quantity surveying firms in South Africa. Hence, the study explores the stumbling blocks to digitalisation in quantity surveying. Data for the research was gathered through a survey of professional quantity surveyors working in South Africa. Theoretical review highlights that the value added by digital transformation greatly outweighs the problem, hence the need to ensure that the quantity surveying profession is fully digitalised. Theoretical findings classified the barriers to digital transformation in quantity surveying four significant categories; personnel competency, cost and affordability, data and cyber security issues and stakeholders concerns. Empirical findings rank the barriers in the order of impact as follows: first - cost and affordability, second - personnel competency, third - stakeholders concerns data and last - cyber security issues. These costs include the cost of purchase, installation and operation of digital tools, as well as training and development of staff to deploy digital transformation within activities and processes. Finally, it is recommended that governmental and professional institutions support the digital transformation in funding, educational reforms and sensitisation programmes.
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Samarathunga, D., I. Gamage, and V. Lingasabesan. "Outsourcing consultant quantity surveying activities during the post-pandemic era." In World Construction Symposium - 2023. Ceylon Institute of Builders - Sri Lanka, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.31705/wcs.2023.68.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has left a significant impact on the survival of the global construction industry and its stakeholders including quantity surveyors. Outsourcing is recognised as a business strategy which can be tried for consultants quantity surveying organisations for surviving in the construction industry during a pandemic period. Due to the absence of previous studies that evaluated the effectiveness of outsourcing consultants quantity surveying activities in the Sri Lankan context following the pandemic, this study intends to fill the aforementioned research gap. As a result, the research was aimed at examining the feasibility of outsourcing key consultants' quantity surveying activities in the Sri Lankan context following the pandemic. A thorough literature review was carried out in order to investigate the possibility of outsourcing key consultant quantity surveying activities in Sri Lanka during the post-pandemic era. To achieve the goal of this research, a mixed-method approach with structured expert interviews and a questionnaire survey was used. Thematic analysis using QSR Nvivo version 12 software and the RII method was used to analyse the data. The most suitable activities for outsourcing in Sri Lanka during the post-pandemic era were identified as BIM model creation, BOQ preparation, and BOQ verification. The study's findings revealed the possibility of outsourcing the quantity surveying activities of consultants in Sri Lanka during the post-pandemic era. Furthermore, the findings of this study can be used to identify prevalent motivating factors for introducing or improving the outsourcing concept as well as to put into practice within consultant quantity surveying organisations.
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Noor, S. N. A. M., S. U. M. Tobi, and M. S. Fathi. "Emerging technologies of construction 4.0 in quantity surveying practices." In PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTING AND APPLIED INFORMATICS 2022. AIP Publishing, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0182194.

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Rajapaksha, R. S. V., K. A. K. Devapriya, and A. Parameswaran. "Awareness and perception of quantity surveyors toward the smart construction concepts." In Empower communities. Faculty of Architecture Research Unit, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.31705/faru.2023.12.

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The construction industry is undergoing a transformative phase due to the integration of modern technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Machine Learning, and Blockchain. Quantity surveyors, as pivotal figures in construction projects, must adapt to these advancements. Therefore, the research aimed to determine the perception and impact of new smart concepts and technological trends on quantity surveying professionals. Accordingly, the research adopts a mixed approach. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. Manual content analysis and the Relative Important Index (RII) were used to analyse the collected data. The findings demonstrate that all identified smart construction concepts significantly influence the quantity surveying profession, with BIM exerting the most substantial impact. Further, the study emphasises the urgency for quantity surveying professionals to upgrade their knowledge and skills to remain relevant in this technologically advancing landscape. Moreover, the research recommended that industry professionals, construction organisations, and academia facilitate this knowledge enhancement through Continuous Professional Development (CPD) workshops, webinars, specialized training sessions, and formal education programs to stay abreast of these modern trends and technologies. Subsequently, this research serves as a valuable guide for stakeholders, encouraging proactive steps towards integrating modern technology into the traditional domain of quantity surveying.
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Sharifah Nur Aina Syed Alwee, Padzil@Fadzil Hassan, Hazwani Ramli, and Mysarah Maisham. "Bloom's taxonomy in the provision of quantity surveying degree programme." In 2011 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/isbeia.2011.6088852.

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Wao, Joel Ochieng’. "EFFECT OF BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING(BIM) INNOVATION ON QUANTITY SURVEYING." In Creative Construction e-Conference 2023. Online: Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.3311/ccc2023-035.

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Hoffman, Danie, Tebogo Hellen Ngele, and Benita Zulch. "Contrasting the profiles of Female vs Male quantity surveyors in South Africa." In 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2023). AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003906.

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Quantity surveying in South Africa is a well-established professional discipline providing consulting services to the construction industry. The continued prosperity of a professional discipline such as quantity surveying is closely linked to sound management and efficient strategic leadership. The leaders and managers of the profession require accurate and up-to-date information on the profile of their members to integrate that information into future strategies and planning.Young democracies and developing countries such as South Africa often have demographics and financial industries, including the construction industry, that are much more dynamic than first-world countries such as the United States or Great Britain. Local government upliftment policies such as black economic empowerment changed the economic landscape. The membership profile of the quantity surveying profession is also seeing rapid change, presenting additional management challenges. A profession with a stable profile is easy to manage using past knowledge of membership makeup and preferences. However, a changing membership may cause strategies based on the knowledge of 5 to 10 years ago to be found wanting today.The recent COVID-19 pandemic disrupted economies and industries and did not spare the construction industry or the quantity surveying profession. During this time, the South African Association of Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS), assisted by the University of Pretoria, analysed the profile of its members employing a questionnaire forwarded to all ASAQS members on the database. This data confirmed significant changes to the age and racial makeup of the profession. However, the changed gender profile was amongst the study’s most significant findings. In the past, the typical South African quantity surveyor was a middle age to older male of European descent. This study will contrast the older members of the profession against the more recent entrants by comparing the profile of female members to that of male members. The analysis will include age, race, locational spread, academic qualifications, nationality, registration status with the Council of South African Quantity Surveyors, and length of the current employment term to provide a reasonably detailed comparison of the gender profile of quantity surveyors in South Africa.The above information will be valuable to the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors and to the management of quantity surveying firms and institutions such as universities that offer accredited academic programmes to train quantity surveyors. The findings can also be shared with quantity surveying professionals across international borders to compare against the profiles of their millennial cohorts of quantity surveyors.
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Reports on the topic "Quantity surveying"

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McGarrigle, M. Embedding Building Information Modelling into Construction Technology and Documentation Courses. Unitec ePress, November 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.34074/rsrp.005.

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The aim of this research is to generate a resource to assist construction lecturers in identifying opportunities where Building Information Modelling [BIM] could be employed to augment the delivery of subject content within individual courses on construction technology programmes. The methodology involved a detailed analysis of the learning objectives and underpinning knowledge of the course content by topic area, within the residential Construction Systems 1 course presently delivered at Unitec on the National Diplomas in Architectural Technology[NDAT], Construction Management [NDCM] and Quantity Surveying [NDQS]. The objective is to aid students’ understanding of specific aspects such as planning controls or sub-floor framing by using BIM models, and investigate how these could enhance delivery modes using image,animation and interactive student activity. A framework maps the BIM teaching opportunities against each topic area highlighting where these could be embedded into construction course delivery. This template also records software options and could be used in similar analyses of other courses within similar programmes to assist with embedding BIM in subject delivery.
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McGarrigle, M. Embedding Building Information Modelling into Construction Technology and Documentation Courses. Unitec ePress, November 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.34074/rsrp.005.

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The aim of this research is to generate a resource to assist construction lecturers in identifying opportunities where Building Information Modelling [BIM] could be employed to augment the delivery of subject content within individual courses on construction technology programmes. The methodology involved a detailed analysis of the learning objectives and underpinning knowledge of the course content by topic area, within the residential Construction Systems 1 course presently delivered at Unitec on the National Diplomas in Architectural Technology[NDAT], Construction Management [NDCM] and Quantity Surveying [NDQS]. The objective is to aid students’ understanding of specific aspects such as planning controls or sub-floor framing by using BIM models, and investigate how these could enhance delivery modes using image,animation and interactive student activity. A framework maps the BIM teaching opportunities against each topic area highlighting where these could be embedded into construction course delivery. This template also records software options and could be used in similar analyses of other courses within similar programmes to assist with embedding BIM in subject delivery.
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Douglas, Thomas A., Christopher A. Hiemstra, Stephanie P. Saari, Kevin L. Bjella, Seth W. Campbell, M. Torre Jorgenson, Dana R. N. Brown, and Anna K. Liljedahl. Degrading Permafrost Mapped with Electrical Resistivity Tomography, Airborne Imagery and LiDAR, and Seasonal Thaw Measurements. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, July 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/41185.

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Accurate identification of the relationships between permafrost extent and landscape patterns helps develop airborne geophysical or remote sensing tools to map permafrost in remote locations or across large areas. These tools are particularly applicable in discontinuous permafrost where climate warming or disturbances such as human development or fire can lead to rapid permafrost degradation. We linked field-based geophysical, point-scale, and imagery surveying measurements to map permafrost at five fire scars on the Tanana Flats in central Alaska. Ground-based elevation surveys, seasonal thaw-depth profiles, and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) measurements were combined with airborne imagery and light detection and ranging (LiDAR) to identify relationships between permafrost geomorphology and elapsed time since fire disturbance. ERT was a robust technique for mapping the presence or absence of permafrost because of the marked difference in resistivity values for frozen versus unfrozen material. There was no clear relationship between elapsed time since fire and permafrost extent at our sites. The transition zone boundaries between permafrost soils and unfrozen soils in the collapse-scar bogs at our sites had complex and unpredictable morphologies, suggesting attempts to quantify the presence or absence of permafrost using aerial measurements alone could lead to incomplete results. The results from our study indicated limitations in being able to apply airborne surveying measurements at the landscape scale toward accurately estimating permafrost extent.
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