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Clients’ views on quantity surveying competencies
Traditionally, quantity surveyors have fulfilled the function of financial andcontract controller of projects and therefore proficiency in the relatedcompetencies is important. However, the quantity surveying profession hasendeavoured to broaden the role of Quantity Surveyors to include inter alia,project management, and facilities management in recent years.The article reports on the quantity surveying component of a study relative tothe competencies of five built environment practitioners conducted amongprivate and public sector clients. The focus of the study was to determine theimportance of competencies, and the extent to which they manifestthemselves. Based upon inter alia, principal component analysis, findingsinclude that the top two of five factors, namely ‘Financial planning andcontrol’ and ‘Contract administration’, include the traditional quantitysurveying competencies.Recommendations include inter alia, tertiary institutions, the South AfricanCouncil of Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP) and the Association ofSouth African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) should address the perceiveddeficiency relative to the competencies identified by the gap analysis,particularly those competencies that achieved evidence scores below that ofthe overall average evidence score.
Clients’ views on quantity surveying competencies
Traditionally, quantity surveyors have fulfilled the function of financial andcontract controller of projects and therefore proficiency in the relatedcompetencies is important. However, the quantity surveying profession hasendeavoured to broaden the role of Quantity Surveyors to include inter alia,project management, and facilities management in recent years.The article reports on the quantity surveying component of a study relative tothe competencies of five built environment practitioners conducted amongprivate and public sector clients. The focus of the study was to determine theimportance of competencies, and the extent to which they manifestthemselves. Based upon inter alia, principal component analysis, findingsinclude that the top two of five factors, namely ‘Financial planning andcontrol’ and ‘Contract administration’, include the traditional quantitysurveying competencies.Recommendations include inter alia, tertiary institutions, the South AfricanCouncil of Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP) and the Association ofSouth African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) should address the perceiveddeficiency relative to the competencies identified by the gap analysis,particularly those competencies that achieved evidence scores below that ofthe overall average evidence score.
Clients’ views on quantity surveying competencies
Crafford, Gerrit (author)
2017-06-12
Acta Structilia; Vol. 14 No. 1 (2007); 33-55 ; 2415-0487 ; 1023-0564
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
690
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