value management analysis
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It is about Electronic Value Management (EVM) SurveyTRANSCRIPT
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Nature of your organization
Contractor (Type G6) 7 13.7%
Contractor (Type G7) 23 45.1%
Quantity Surveyor Firm 21 41.2%
Specify your designation in the company
Director 11 21.6%
Manager 4 7.8%
Project Manager 1 2%
Quantity Surveyor 21 41.2%
Other 14 27.5%
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Working experience in construction field
Less than 5 years 21 41.2%
6 to 10 years 3 5.9%
11 to 15 years 6 11.8%
16 to 20 years 9 17.6%
more than 20 years 12 23.5%
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Part B : Value Management
1. Do you know what is value management ?
Yes 32 62.7%
No 6 11.8%
Not sure 13 25.5%
2. Value Management means
Proactive, creative, problem-solving or problems seeking services which maximises
the functional value of a project by managing its development from concept to use. 24 75%
Proactive, or problem seeking services which minimises the functional value of a
project by managing its development from the concept to use. 3 9.4%
Cut cost for the entire project 1 3.1%
Value techniques applied during the planning phases of a porject 4 12.5%
Value techniques applied retrospectively to completed projects to analyse or audit the
project performance 0 0%
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3. Are you familiar with the value management procedure?
Yes 15 46.9%
No 10 31.3%
Not sure 7 21.9%
4. What are the procedure of value management ?
Pre-workshop, Information, Creativity, Evaluation, Development, Action planning,
Workshop report and Implementation 8 66.7%
Pre-workshop, Information, Evaluation, Action Planning and Implementation 2 16.7%
Pre-workshop, Information, Function Analysis, Presentation and Implementation 1 8.3%
Information, Creativity, Evaluation, Development, Action Planning, Presentation,
Workshop report and Implementation 1 8.3%
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5. Life-cycle costing is applied in which process?
Pre-workshop 1 8.3%
Information 0 0%
Creativity 0 0%
Workshop report 1 8.3%
Implementation 0 0%
Development 6 50%
Action Planning 2 16.7%
Presentation 0 0%
Evalution 2 16.7%
Other 0 0%
6. What do you think about the value management procedure?
Very complicated 2 13.3%
Complicated 6 40%
Neutral 7 46.7%
Simple 0 0%
Very simple 0 0%
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7. Do you think that value management procedure should be consolidated ?
Strongly Disagree 1 6.7%
Disagree 1 6.7%
Neutral 8 53.3%
Agree 5 33.3%
Strongly Agree 0 0%
8. Have you ever been involved in the practice of value management ?
Yes 14 43.8%
No 18 56.3%
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9. In what kind of project does your company apply value management ?
Big Project ( RM 10,000,000 and above) 10 71.4%
Medium Project (RM5,000,000 - RM 10,000,000) 3 21.4%
Small Project ( RM 5,000,000 and below) 1 7.1%
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10. What type of construction that your company employs the use of value management ?
Office Building 6 42.9%
School 0 0%
Infrastructure Project (example : MRT) 1 7.1%
Condominium 1 7.1%
Terrace House 3 21.4%
Other 3 21.4%
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11. Do you know that value management has been applied in the construction industry?
Yes 5 26.3%
No 14 73.7%
12. Will you attend seminar about value management ?
Yes 32 62.7%
No 12 23.5%
Not sure 7 13.7%
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13. Why yes?
Easily adapt value management when you involve in value management 5 15.6%
Get to know more about value management 19 59.4%
Get some knowledge 7 21.9%
Other 1 3.1%
14. Why not or not sure ?
Waste time 4 15.4%
Waste money 1 3.8%
Busy for work 14 53.8%
Other 7 26.9%
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Introduction To Electronic Value Management (EVM):
Part C : Electronic Value Management (EVM)
15. Nowadays, information and communication technology (ICT) is common. Do you know there is new technology for value management?
Yes 5 9.8%
No 32 62.7%
Not sure 14 27.5%
16. What are the new technologies that you are aware of?
Electronic Value Management 2 40%
Cost Estimation Software 5 100%
Life-Cycle Costing Software 4 80%
Other 1 20%
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17. Are you aware of electronic value management (EVM) in the construction industry?
Yes 9 17.6%
No 33 64.7%
Not sure 9 17.6%
18. How did you know about EVM?
Online Journal 6 66.7%
Book 0 0%
Friends 0 0%
Newspaper 0 0%
Conference 1 11.1%
Seminar 0 0%
Other 2 22.2%
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19. Do you know that EVM does not need professional studies compare to VM?
Yes 3 5.9%
No 34 66.7%
Not sure 14 27.5%
20. If there is an EVM training course, will you attend the training course?
Yes 33 64.7%
No 8 15.7%
Not sure 10 19.6%
21. If you would like to train your staff on knowing more about EVM, which method would you prefer?
In-house training 21 41.2%
On-the job training 27 52.9%
Off-the job training 7 13.7%
Online training 13 25.5%
Other 0 0%
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22. How much will your company allocate per person for the EVM training?
RM1,000 and above 8 15.7%
RM 500 to RM 999 17 33.3%
RM 499 and below 26 51%
23. Do you know that EVM procedure is a process which uses electronic devices/software almost throughout the process, i.e. digitizing the value management process
Yes 11 21.6%
No 24 47.1%
Not sure 16 31.4%
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24. Do you know that there is some difference between VM procedure and EVM procedure?
Yes 8 15.7%
No 25 49%
Not sure 18 35.3%
25. What is the difference between VM procedure and EVM procedure?
For brainstorming process, VM team members still need to have meeting face-to-face
while EVM is now using Skype to have meeting with team members. 6 75%
VM procedure need 9days to complete the whole project while EVM procedure need 6
or 7 days to complete the project 0 0%
VM procedure have time constraint while EVM does not have time constraint 2 25%
Other 0 0%
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26. Do you think that EVM procedure is better than the traditional value management procedure?
Yes 5 62.5%
No 0 0%
Not sure 3 37.5%
27. Why yes?
Saving cost on the project 3 60%
Time efficient to complete the project 1 20%
Other 1 20%
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28. Why no or not sure ?
Wasting time to go for training 1 25%
Wasting money to buy software 1 25%
Other 2 50%
29. In your opinion, if EVM is introduced in Malaysia, will you rather use EVM than the traditional method of value management?
Yes 20 41.7%
No 8 16.7%
Not sure 20 41.7%
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EVM is more cost saving than VM [30. Why do you think EVM process is better than VM process ? ]
Strongly Disagree 1 2%
Disagree 2 3.9%
Neutral 26 51%
Agree 21 41.2%
Strongly Agree 1 2%
EVM requires organizational learning skills [30. Why do you think EVM process is better than VM process ? ]
Strongly Disagree 2 3.9%
Disagree 5 9.8%
Neutral 22 43.1%
Agree 22 43.1%
Strongly Agree 0 0%
EVM will reduce more wastage of resources compare to VM [30. Why do you think EVM process is better than VM process ? ]
Strongly Disagree 1 2%
Disagree 1 2%
Neutral 23 45.1%
Agree 22 43.1%
Strongly Agree 4 7.8%
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EVM process is faster than VM process [30. Why do you think EVM process is better than VM process ? ]
Strongly Disagree 0 0%
Disagree 1 2%
Neutral 20 39.2%
Agree 23 45.1%
Strongly Agree 7 13.7%
EVM allows easy communicate with team members or clients compared to VM [30. Why do you think EVM process is better than VM process ? ]
Strongly Disagree 0 0%
Disagree 4 7.8%
Neutral 23 45.1%
Agree 20 39.2%
Strongly Agree 4 7.8%
EVM process is better than VM process [30. Why do you think EVM process is better than VM process ? ]
Strongly Disagree 0 0%
Disagree 5 9.8%
Neutral 26 51%
Agree 18 35.3%
Strongly Agree 2 3.9%
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You will try to apply electronic value management (EVM) to your company [30. Why do you think EVM process is better than VM process ? ]
Strongly Disagree 1 2%
Disagree 4 7.8%
Neutral 29 56.9%
Agree 12 23.5%
Strongly Agree 5 9.8%