Bridging the competencies gap between quantity surveyors and facilities managers

The construction industry is facing a period of change. The roles of the professions are also changing; including the roles of quantity surveyors. There are opportunities for quantity surveyors to seize the initiative to broaden their involvement in other industries. Facilities management is conside...

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Main Authors:	Md. Salleh, Mohammad Fahmy, Syed Khuzzan al-Habshi, Sh. Mazlina, Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit UTHM 2014
Subjects:	HD2321 Industry T175 Industrial research. Research and development
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/41226/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41226/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41226/1/981-3478-1-PB.pdf

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spelling	iium-412262016-03-11T10:34:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/41226/ Bridging the competencies gap between quantity surveyors and facilities managers Md. Salleh, Mohammad Fahmy Syed Khuzzan al-Habshi, Sh. Mazlina Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun HD2321 Industry T175 Industrial research. Research and development The construction industry is facing a period of change. The roles of the professions are also changing; including the roles of quantity surveyors. There are opportunities for quantity surveyors to seize the initiative to broaden their involvement in other industries. Facilities management is considered as a bright new venture for quantity surveyors as many big and complex buildings that have been built are now requiring appropriate maintenance management. Organisations nowadays realise the impact of their facilities to achieve the overall organisational objectives. However, in order for quantity surveyors to venture into the facilities management industry, they will have to improve their competencies’ sets and their knowledge bases to fulfil the facilities management competencies’ requirements. This paper reports the preliminary findings on a study examining the competencies gaps of quantity surveyors in order to venture into facilities management. A semi-structured interview technique was conducted with six experienced quantity surveyors who have been actively involved with facilities management consultancies. The findings from the interviews indicated that there are several competencies gaps that need to be overcome by quantity surveyors in order to venture into facilities management, i.e. the knowledge and competence on property maintenance, support services operation and business organisation. Penerbit UTHM 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41226/1/981-3478-1-PB.pdf Md. Salleh, Mohammad Fahmy and Syed Khuzzan al-Habshi, Sh. Mazlina and Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun (2014) Bridging the competencies gap between quantity surveyors and facilities managers. Journal of Technology Management and Business, 1 (2). pp. 73-86. http://penerbit.uthm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/jtmb/article/view/981
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spellingShingle	HD2321 Industry T175 Industrial research. Research and development Md. Salleh, Mohammad Fahmy Syed Khuzzan al-Habshi, Sh. Mazlina Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Bridging the competencies gap between quantity surveyors and facilities managers
description	The construction industry is facing a period of change. The roles of the professions are also changing; including the roles of quantity surveyors. There are opportunities for quantity surveyors to seize the initiative to broaden their involvement in other industries. Facilities management is considered as a bright new venture for quantity surveyors as many big and complex buildings that have been built are now requiring appropriate maintenance management. Organisations nowadays realise the impact of their facilities to achieve the overall organisational objectives. However, in order for quantity surveyors to venture into the facilities management industry, they will have to improve their competencies’ sets and their knowledge bases to fulfil the facilities management competencies’ requirements. This paper reports the preliminary findings on a study examining the competencies gaps of quantity surveyors in order to venture into facilities management. A semi-structured interview technique was conducted with six experienced quantity surveyors who have been actively involved with facilities management consultancies. The findings from the interviews indicated that there are several competencies gaps that need to be overcome by quantity surveyors in order to venture into facilities management, i.e. the knowledge and competence on property maintenance, support services operation and business organisation.
format	Article
author	Md. Salleh, Mohammad Fahmy Syed Khuzzan al-Habshi, Sh. Mazlina Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun
author_facet	Md. Salleh, Mohammad Fahmy Syed Khuzzan al-Habshi, Sh. Mazlina Hashim , Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun
author_sort	Md. Salleh, Mohammad Fahmy
title	Bridging the competencies gap between quantity surveyors and facilities managers
title_short	Bridging the competencies gap between quantity surveyors and facilities managers
title_full	Bridging the competencies gap between quantity surveyors and facilities managers
title_fullStr	Bridging the competencies gap between quantity surveyors and facilities managers
title_full_unstemmed	Bridging the competencies gap between quantity surveyors and facilities managers
title_sort	bridging the competencies gap between quantity surveyors and facilities managers
publisher	Penerbit UTHM
publishDate	2014
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