Questionnaire on the role of Quantity Surveyors (QS)
Section A: Information about you and your company
1. What kinds of your company?
A. Government
B. Client
C. Developer
D. Consultant
E. Contractor
F. Sub-contractor
G. Supplier
H. Financial institutions
I. Other: _______________________
2. What is your position in the company?
A. Charted Quantity Surveyor
B. Quantity Surveyor Manager
C. Project Quantity Surveyor
D. Quantity Surveyor
E. Assistance Quantity Surveyor
F. Other: _______________________
3. How many years you work in the field of Quantity Surveyors?
A. < 1 year
B. 1-2 years
C. 2-5 years
D. 5-10 years
E. 10-20 years
F. > 20 years
4. How often are the following duties in your job?
Please tick from 1 (Very often) to 5 (Never).
Frequency Duties 1 2 3 4 5
Very often Often General Less Never
Cost Planning
Life Cycle Costing
Value Management
Facilities Management
Project Management
Preliminary Cost Advice
Procurement Methods
Contractual Advice
Tendering
Valuation of Construction Work
Cost Control & Financial Management
Financial Claims & Programme Analysis
Dispute Resolution
Insurance Advice
Commercial administration
Section B: Current roles, responsibilities, skills and knowledge of Quantity Surveyors (QS)
5. How important are the following roles and responsibilities of Quantity Surveyors (QS) for the construction companies in the current time?
Please tick from 1 (Very important) to 5 (Not Important).
Criteria
Roles & responsibilities 1 2 3 4 5
Very important Important General Less important Not important
Cost Planning
Life Cycle Costing
Value Management
Facilities Management
Project Management
Preliminary Cost Advice
Procurement Methods
Contractual Advice
Tendering
Valuation of Construction Work
Cost Control & Financial Management
Financial Claims & Programme Analysis
Dispute Resolution
Insurance Advice
Commercial administration
6. How important are the following skills and knowledge of Quantity Surveyors (QS) for the construction companies in the current time?
Please tick from 1 (Very important) to 5 (Not Important).
Criteria
Skills & Knowledge 1 2 3 4 5
Very important Important General Less important Not important
Commonly used standard methods of measurements
Estimating and controlling costs
Producing contract documents, especially bills of quantities
Advice and settlement of contractual disputes and claims
Advising on cash flow forecasting, life-cycle costs, taxation, grant and financial matters and forecasting expenditure flows
A strong background in pre-contract and post-contract administration
Undertaking the valuing of variations and potential variations
Construction technology
Measuring and describing construction work
Planning and programming of construction work
Cost data relevant to the construction industry
Advising on appropriate methods of procurement
Analyzing complex projects into manageable work packages
Please tick from 1 (Very important) to 5 (Not Important).
Criteria
Skills & Knowledge 1 2 3 4 5
Very important Important General Less important Not important
Strong in using project management software and cost control software
Market trend & idea
Excellent communication, interpersonal, management and leadership skills
Section C: Future roles, responsibilities, skills and knowledge of Quantity Surveyors (QS)
7. How important are the following roles and responsibilities of Quantity Surveyors (QS) for the construction companies in the future?
Please tick from 1 (Very important) to 5 (Not Important).
Criteria
Roles & responsibilities 1 2 3 4 5
Very important Important General Less important Not important
Cost Planning
Life Cycle Costing
Value Management
Facilities Management
Project Management
Preliminary Cost Advice
Procurement Methods
Contractual Advice
Please tick from 1 (Very important) to 5 (Not Important).
Criteria
Roles & responsibilities 1 2 3 4 5
Very important Important General Less important Not important
Tendering
Valuation of Construction Work
Cost Control & Financial Management
Financial Claims & Programme Analysis
Dispute Resolution
Insurance Advice
Commercial administration
8. How important are the following skills and knowledge of Quantity Surveyors (QS) for the construction companies in the future?
Please tick from 1 (Very important) to 5 (Not Important).
Criteria
Skills & Knowledge 1 2 3 4 5
Very important Important General Less important Not important
Commonly used standard methods of measurements
Estimating and controlling costs
Producing contract documents, especially bills of quantities
Advice and settlement of contractual disputes and claims
Advising on cash flow forecasting, life-cycle costs, taxation, grant and financial matters and forecasting expenditure flows
Please tick from 1 (Very important) to 5 (Not Important).
Criteria
Skills & Knowledge 1 2 3 4 5
Most important Important General Less important Not important
A strong background in pre-contract and post-contract administration
Undertaking the valuing of variations and potential variations
Construction technology
Measuring and describing construction work
Planning and programming of construction work
Cost data relevant to the construction industry
Advising on appropriate methods of procurement
Analyzing complex projects into manageable work packages
Strong in using project management software and cost control software
Market trend & idea
Excellent communication, interpersonal, management and leadership skills
9. How often are the following the position of the Quantity Surveyors (QS) will be the trend in the future?
Please tick from 1 (Very often) to 5 (Never).
Criteria
Position 1 2 3 4 5
Very often Often General Less Never
QS for Government
QS for Client
QS for Developer
QS for Contractor
QS for Sub-contractor
Cost Consultants
Work in Commercial organisations
Professor in school
Lawyer
Procurement manager/adviser
Construction Manager
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Monday, 2 March 2009
Table of content for Dissertation
Table of content
Page
Copyright
Abstract
Acknowledgement
Chapter 1: Introduction of the dissertation
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Research aims, objectives and hypotheses
1.3 Research methodology
1.4 Restraints and limitations
1.5 Contents of the dissertation
1.6 Chapter summary
Chapter 2: The history of the roles and responsibilities of quantity surveyors in the building sector of the Hong Kong construction company
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The history of the roles and responsibilities of quantity surveyors
2.3 The effect of quantity surveyors in the building construction industry in the past
2.4 Chapter summary
Chapter 3: The current roles and responsibilities of quantity surveyors in the building sector of the Hong Kong construction company
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The current roles and responsibilities of quantity surveyors
3.3 The effect of quantity surveyors in the building construction industry in the current
3.4 Chapter summary
Chapter 4: Research methodology and Design
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Research objectives
4.3 Interview design
4.4 Questionnaires design
4.5 Methods of data analysis
4.6 Chapter summary
Chapter 5: Interview and questionnaires results and analysis
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Interview results and analysis
5.3 Questionnaires results and analysis
5.4 Concluding the interviews and questionnaires
5.5 Chapter summary
Chapter 6: The changing roles and responsibilities of quantity surveyor in the building construction company
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The changing roles and responsibility of quantity surveyors
6.3 Chapter summary
Chapter 7: Conclusions and Recommendations
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Conclusions
7.3 Recommendations
7.4 Chapter summary
References
Bibliography
Appendices
Page
Copyright
Abstract
Acknowledgement
Chapter 1: Introduction of the dissertation
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Research aims, objectives and hypotheses
1.3 Research methodology
1.4 Restraints and limitations
1.5 Contents of the dissertation
1.6 Chapter summary
Chapter 2: The history of the roles and responsibilities of quantity surveyors in the building sector of the Hong Kong construction company
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The history of the roles and responsibilities of quantity surveyors
2.3 The effect of quantity surveyors in the building construction industry in the past
2.4 Chapter summary
Chapter 3: The current roles and responsibilities of quantity surveyors in the building sector of the Hong Kong construction company
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The current roles and responsibilities of quantity surveyors
3.3 The effect of quantity surveyors in the building construction industry in the current
3.4 Chapter summary
Chapter 4: Research methodology and Design
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Research objectives
4.3 Interview design
4.4 Questionnaires design
4.5 Methods of data analysis
4.6 Chapter summary
Chapter 5: Interview and questionnaires results and analysis
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Interview results and analysis
5.3 Questionnaires results and analysis
5.4 Concluding the interviews and questionnaires
5.5 Chapter summary
Chapter 6: The changing roles and responsibilities of quantity surveyor in the building construction company
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The changing roles and responsibility of quantity surveyors
6.3 Chapter summary
Chapter 7: Conclusions and Recommendations
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Conclusions
7.3 Recommendations
7.4 Chapter summary
References
Bibliography
Appendices
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