Drivers and Critical Success Factors of Value Engineering in the Construction Industry

10 pages•Published: July 23, 2025

Abstract

Construction project can exhibit high cost and reducing this cost may affect project performance and quality expectation. With the increasing needs of project owners, it is key to prioritize cost, performance, and quality to obtain value. Value engineering (VE) is a potential tool for achieving value in projects. The Southwest Florida region in the United States of America (USA) experienced an influx of people with increased construction projects, but it was not apparent whether value was being obtained by the project owners. Therefore, research was conducted on VE use in various projects with specific aim of examining the critical success factors and drivers of VE in projects. An online survey questionnaire was administered to construction practitioners in the region to get their feedback about VE. Results showed that VE was used by experienced contractors who were in commercial projects. They benefited from VE use, and cost and quality were found to be the main drivers of using VE. However, VE knowledge was little with few people certified and qualified to provide value in projects and as such, the success of VE in projects was limited. The research contributed to the VE studies focusing on providing value in construction.

Keyphrases: construction industry, critical success factors, drivers, value engineering

In: Wesley Collins, Anthony J. Perrenoud and John Posillico (editors). Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 61st Annual International Conference, vol 6, pages 601-610.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/t9729
	https://doi.org/10.29007/br2q

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{ASC2025:Drivers_Critical_Success_Factors,
  author    = {Joel Wao},
  title     = {Drivers and Critical Success Factors of Value Engineering in the Construction Industry},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 61st Annual International Conference},
  editor    = {Wesley Collins and Anthony J. Perrenoud and John Posillico},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Built Environment},
  volume    = {6},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2632-881X},
  url       = {/publications/paper/t9729},
  doi       = {10.29007/br2q},
  pages     = {601-610},
  year      = {2025}}

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