CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS & PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE · Vol. 2021

Management Tools and Techniques Impacting On-site Labour Productivity

Justin van Wyk, St John Wilson and Mochelo Lefoka

Keywords: Construction, labour productivity, management, tools, techniques

Abstract

The aim of this research was to investigate the implementation of the various Management Tools and Techniques in the execution of construction projects in the South African Construction Industry as a means to improve the current low levels of On-site Labour Productivity. An in-depth literature review was conducted in order to obtain a collection of current Management Tools and Techniques potentially utilised by Construction and Project Managers in South Africa’s Construction Industry. This collection of Management Tools and Techniques was used to develop the questionnaire that was used in identifying those Management Tools and Techniques utilised with varying levels of emphasis by construction personnel in the South African Construction Industry. The research adopted a quantitative research approach that employed a questionnaire survey administered to randomly selected respondents using the SurveyMonkey web-based tool. The study used descriptive statistics - Frequency Analysis to identify the Frequency and level of emphasis placed on the respective Management Tools and Techniques and inferential statistics - Correlation Analysis to test the relationship between the Management Tools and Techniques and On-site Labour Productivity. Based on the findings, the study concludes that there is a Significant Positive Relationship between the particular Management Tools and Techniques implemented on construction projects, and the resultant levels of On-site Labour Productivity. Additionally, this research recommends future researchers to investigate particular Management Tools and Techniques that have been used with lower levels of emphasis but proved to have considerable correlation to On-site Labour Productivity.