Effective Construction Project Delivery

Titus Ebenezer Kwofie is a chartered architect by profession and a Senior lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana. Before joining the Department of Architecture, Dr Kwofie served as the Director of Works at the Koforidua Polytechnic (now Koforidua Technical University). Dr Kwofie is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre and Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. He shares research interest in project team communication, team effectiveness, managerial efficiency and housing delivery. This has culminated into various research outputs that have been published in high impact journals and presentations at indexed conferences. He also serves as a regular reviewer for various Emerald, ASCE, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis and springer built environment journals. He has also been a secretary and deputy secretary to Organizing Committees of some international conferences. Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa is a Professor at the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Before joining academia, he was involved as quantity surveyor on several infrastructural projects, both in Nigeria and South Africa. Prof. Aigbavboa is the immediate past Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a strong academic with extensive knowledge in practice, research, training and teaching. He is currently the Chair of Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre at the University of Johannesburg. He is also an author of five research books that were published with Springer Nature and CRC Press. He is currently the editor of the Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation (accredited by the DoHET) and has received national and international recognition in his field of research. The South Africa National Research Foundation rates him as a Young researcher with the potential of establishing himself within a five-year period. Wellington D. Thwala is a Professor at the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is the immediate past Head of the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Currently, he is the Chair of SARChI in Sustainable Construction Management and Leadership in the Built Environment, FEBE, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He offers research support and advice on construction related issues to the Construction Industry in South Africa and government. Prof. Thwala, has extensive experience of providing consultancy for project leadership and management of construction projects and teaching project management subjects at the postgraduate level. He has an extensive industry experience with research focus on sustainable construction, leadership and project management. He is the editor-in-chief of International Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation. He also serves as an editorial board member to various reputable international journals.

Part I: The value of communication: Theoretical concepts and context nature of communication.- General introduction.- Understanding communication in construction project delivery.- Part II. Understanding the context of non-traditional procurement systems.- The case of non-traditional procurement systems and communication.- Procurement systems: Underscoring their particularities.- Non-traditional procurement systems.- Nature of barriers in construction communication performance.- Understanding communication effectiveness.- Critical factors for managing non-traditional procurement communication.- Part III: Improving construction communication.- Communication dynamics in non-traditional procurement communication.- Improving communication in non-traditional communication: The case of critical competencies.- Exploring information and communications technology for enhanced communication in non-traditional procurement.- Part IV: Way forward for communicating in the digital era.- The tenets for improving communication in non-traditional procurement.