Lean Project Management and Project Performance among Selected Construction Companies in Lagos State, Nigeria

Lean Project management are regarded as a set of principles that describe the best practices to plan, develop and control projects along the continuous process of implementation and successful completion. Despite the importance of lean Project Management, projects still faces challenges of wastage of resources as a result of late delivery of project. These challenges raise questions as to what extent lean project management enhance project performance among selected construction companies in Lagos State. Hence, this study was carried out specifically to evaluate the impact of lean project management on quality of project delivered by construction companies in Lagos State. A survey research method was adopted for the study while data were collected using structured questionnaires and validated using content validity. Cronbach’s Alpha was used to determine the reliability at α = 0.81. The study target population was 474 members of the project team of the selected building construction companies registered with the Federation of Construction Industry. Census sample size determination was used to determine the sample size of 474. Percentage distribution, mean rating and standard deviation techniques were used for the descriptive analysis, while simple linear regression analysis was used to test the formulated hypotheses. Out of the total number of 474 questionnaires distributed, 432 usable questionnaires were received yielding a response rate of 91.1%. The findings revealed that there was a significant relationship between lean project management and quality of project delivered (R = 0.771; p< 0.05) in construction companies in Lagos State. The result also shows that lean project management explain 59.4% of quality of project delivered by construction companies Lagos State. Conclusively, It could be deduced from the study that lean project management has a positive and significant effect on quality of project delivered.