PROF. CHINEDU CHIDINMA NWACHUKWU

PROF. CHINEDU CHIDINMA NWACHUKWU

Professor

BSc., MSc., PhD
Email:chinedu.nwachukwu@futo.edu.ng

Biography

 

Chinedu Chidinma Nwachukwu, is a Professor of Project Management Technology with specialization in Real Estate Project Management. Full time lecturer, FUTO. Former visiting Professor, Department of Estate Management and Valuation, UNIZIK, ESUT, IMSU and Project option ESUT Business School Enugu. Former HOD PMT and Estate Management and Valuation (EMV), FUTO. B.SC Estate Management 2nd class upper, ESUT.  M.SC and PH.D Project Management PMT, FUTO. Registered Estate Surveyor and Valuer (RSV), Associate member of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and valuers (ANIVS). Fellow, Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN). Fellow, Institute of Corporate Resource Management (FCRMI). Estate Officer between 1994 and 2001 in Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri.  Resource person to NBTE accreditation visitations in our Nigerian Polytechnics and NUC accreditation to Nigeria Universities. Published more than fifty researched papers, written four academic books and attended more than 40 academic and professional conferences.

Academic Qualification

:  Ph.D, Project Management (FUTO, 2008).

M.SC, Project Management (FUTO, 1999).

B.SC, Estate Management, 2nd class upper (ESUT, 1994).

School Certificate (1985).

Associate Member (M1967) Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (2005). Registered Estate Surveyor and Valuer ESVABON A1961 (2007).

Fellow, Institute of Corporate Resource Management FCRMI (2009).

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria CIPMN (2020).

Honours/Awards

 
 

Affiliations

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: Department of Project Management and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri. Department of Estate Management and Valuation FUTO. Imo State University, Owerri (Visiting Adjunct Professor). Department of Estate Management, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (Sabbatical Leave 2012/2013) Visiting Adjunct Professor. Department of Estate Management, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (Sabbatical Leave 2018/2019) Visiting Professor. Visiting Professor, ESUT, Business School Enugu (Project Mgt.).

Research Interest

:  Construction Project Management. Real Estate Housing Development and Housing Services. Real Estate Valuations and Appraisals, Cost Benefit Analyses. Maintenance Management. Environmental Management, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Valuations. Project Finance Management. Project Material and Procurement Management. Project Human Resources Management. Project Time, Cost and Quality Management. Project Failures, Abandonment and Collapse. Project Success constraints, Facilities Management.

Publications

  1. Analysis of the Effective of Health Related Risks on Construction Project Success at Rainbow Town Project, PH, Nigeria, International Journal of Engineering Science and  Computing  (IJESC) Vol. 9  Issue  No  3.(2019).co- authored.

2.Analysis of the Impact of Building Collapse Risk in the Nigeria Economy, Environmental Review, Vol. 6 No. 2. (2018) co-authored.

3.Evaluation of the Factors Affecting the Application of Total Quality Management of Building Construction in Nigeria; Evidence from Calabar. American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER), Vol. 7 Issue 12. (2018) co-authored.

  1. Analysis of Constraints on Quality Management of Building Construction Projects in Onitsha Metropolis, Anambra State, Nigeria, International Journal of Engineering Science and Computing (IJESC) Vol. 8 Issue No 11. (2018) Co- authored.
  2. The Relevance of Estate Surveyors and Valuers in Enhancing and Sustaining Economic Growth in  Nigeria” The   Real   Estate   Platform, Journal   of   Real   Estate   Economics.   Vol.   1. No .7. ISSN225097129(2016).
  3. An Assessment of the Level of Compliance of Enugu State Housing Development Corporation (ESHDC) with Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA Standard) in the Development of Trans-Ekulu Housing Estate in Enugu, Nigeria” The Real Estate Platform, Journal of Real Estate Economics. Vol. 1.No. 7. ISSN22509712. (2016). Co-authored.
  4. “Evaluation of Factors Affecting Maintenance Work Schedule in the Oil and Gas industry” The Real Estate Platform, Journal of Real Estate Economics. Vol. 1 No. 7.  ISSN22509712.  (2016) Co-authored.  
  5. “Managing Conflicts Among Stakeholders in Real Estate Professional Practice in Nigeria” The Real Estate Platform, Journal of Real Estate Economics. Vol. 1 No. 6. ISSN22509712.
  6. “The Impact of Banking Reforms on Real Estate Investments and Finance” Journal of Land Management and Appraisal, Vol.3 Number 1/2015, ISSN:2354-1741.10. (2015)
  7. 10. “Project Implementation Evaluation, Co-ordination, and Sustainability as a Tool for Economic Growth” Journal of Land Management and Appraisal, Vol.3 Number 1/2015, ISSN:2354-1741 (Co-authored).
  8. “A Practical Guide to Planning and Control of Public and Private Project Implementation” The Estate Surveyor and Valuer, Journal of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), Vol. 39. No.2, July-December. 1SSN: 1597-653X (Co- authored).
  9. “Challenges of sourcing finance for real estate projects in Nigeria” The Estate Surveyor and Valuer, Journal of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), Vol.
  10. No.2, July-December. 1SSN: 1597-653X(Co-authored).
  11. “Industrial Location Decision and its Impact on Project Success: The Need for a Professional Guide” The Estate Surveyor and Valuer, Journal of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), Vol. 38. No.1, January-June (2013). 1SSN: 1597-653X( Co-authored).
  12. (2012) “Rethinking Public Landed Property and Infrastructure Maintenance Management in the Developing Economies” Tropical Built Environment Journal (TBEJ), Journal of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Vol.1, Number 3, pg 297 ISSN: 2276-6014 ( Co-authored).

15.(2012) “Enhancing Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) Through Property Rating: The Role of Estate Surveyor and Valuer” The Estate Surveyor and Valuer, Journal of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), Vol. 37. No. 1, July- December. 1SSN: 1597-653X( Co-authored).

  1. (2012) “An Analysis of Environmental Factors Constraining Project Management Success of Public and Private Sector construction in Nigeria” The Estate Surveyor and Valuer, Journal of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), Vol. 36. No. 2, January. ISSN: 1597-653X.
  2. (2011) “Investigation on the Critical Factors affecting the Accuracy of Project Cost Estimation” The Estate Surveyor and Valuer, Journal of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), Vol. 36. No. 2, January. 1SSN: 1597-653X(Co-authored).
  3. (2011) “Information and Communication Technology in the Construction Industry” American Journal of Scientific Research (AJSIR) www.scihub.org/AJSIR, Vol. 2, Issue 1. USA. ISSN online: 2153-649X (Co- authored).
  4. (2011) “Stabilized Earth Material as a veritable Instrument in Achieving a Sustainable Low-Cost Housing Delivery; A Case for Nigeria”. Interdisciplinary journal of Contemporary Research in Business (IJCRB), Vol.2, No. 13. ISSN 2073-7122. U.K (Co-authored).
  5. (2011) “The effect of Land Administration Policies in Building Development/ Project Management Success in Awka Metropolis”, Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business (IJCRB), Vol.2, No. 11. ISSN 2073-7122. U.K (Co-authored).
  6. (2011) “Appraisal as an Indispensable Factor in Building Construction Project Management in Nigerian Economy”, Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business (IJCRB), Vol. 2. No. 12. ISSN 2073-7122. U.K (Co- authored).
  7. (2011) “Building Construction Project Management Success as a Critical Issue in Real Estate Development and Investment.” American Journal of Social and Management Science (AJSMS) www.scihub.org/ AJSMS, Vol. 2, Issue 1, (USA).  ISSN Print: 2156-1540, ISSN online: 2156-1559(Co-authored).  
  8. (2011) “Critical Issues in Real Estate Finance as an Index in Building Construction Project Management in Nigeria” American Journal of Social and Management Science (AJSMS) www.scihub.org/ AJSMS, Vol.2, Issue 1, USA. ISSN Print:2156-1540, ISSN online:2156-1559 (Co-authored).
  9. (2011) “A Critical Analysis of the Effects of Economic Variations on Real Property Management: A Case Study of Onitsha Property Market” Interdisciplinary journal of Contemporary Research in Business (IJCRB), Vol. 2, No 10. Uk. ISSN 2073-7122 (Co-authored).
  10. (2011) “The Imperative of Extraction and Production of Refined Vegetable Oil from Palm Kernel Project in Eastern Nigeria”. Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business (IJCRB), Vol. 2, No.9 UK. ISSN 2073-7122 (Co-authored).  
  11. (2010) “Modeling a Dynamic Simultaneous Macro-Economic System for a Developing Economy (A case of Nigerian Economy)”. American Journal of Social and Management Science (AJSMS) www.scihub.org/AJSMS, Vol. 1. Issue 2. USA. ISSN Print: 2156-1540, ISSN online:2156-1559 (Co- authored).
  12. (2010) “Variation Factors of Project Plans and their Contributions to Project Failure in Nigeria”, American Journal of Social and Management Science (AJSMS) www.scihub.org/AJSMS, Vol. 1 Issue 2. USA. ISSN Print:2156-1540, ISSN online:2156-1559 (Co-authored).
  13. (2010) “Financing Capital Projects in the Nigerian Local Government System; A Property Rating Index” The Estate Surveyor and Valuer, Journal of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, Vol. 34. No. 1. 1SSN: 1597-653X (Co- authored).
  14. (2010) “An Investigation of the Impact of FADAMA II Project Implementation in Imo State” American Journal of Scientific Research (AJSIR) www.scihub.org/AJSIR, Vol. 1, Issue 3. USA. ISSN online: 2153-649X (Co-authored).
  15. (2010) “The Effect of Electromagnetic Flux Density on the Ionization and the Combustion of Fuel (An Economy Design Project)”, American Journal of Scientific Research (AJSIR) www.scihub.org/AJSIR, Vol. 1 Issue 3. USA. ISSN online: 2153-649X (Co-authored).
  16. (2010) “Low Energy Strategies for Building Project Performance in the Tropics” Interdisciplinary journal of Contemporary Research in Business (IJCRB), Vol. 2, No. 6 United Kingdom. ISSN 2073-7122(Co-authored).
  17. (2010) “Project Management Indexes: a Policy Thrust to the Realization of   Vision   20:2020   in   Housing   Construction   and   Development   in   Nigeria” Interdisciplinary journal of Contemporary Research in Business (IJCRB), Vol. 2, No7 United Kingdom. ISSN 2073-7122 (Co-authored).
  18. (2010) “Modeling the Effects Of Production Time and Cost on Industrial Productivity on some Selected Manufacturing Industries In Nigeria” Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business (IJCRB), Vol. 2, No. 6 United Kingdom ISSN 2073-7122 (Co- authored). 34. (2010) “Reliability Modeling of Cobble Formation in a Steel Rolling Mill” Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business (IJCRB), Vol. 2, No. 6 United Kingdom. ISSN 2073-7122 (Co-authored).
  19. (2010) “A systems Approach in Analyzing Material Constraining Factors to Construction Project Management in Nigeria”, Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business (IJCRB), Vol.2, No.5 United Kingdom. ISSN 2073-7122 (Co-authored).
  20. (2010) “An Investigation on the Impact of FADAMA 11 Project Implementation in Imo State” Interdisciplinary journal of Contemporary Research in Business (IJCRB), Vol. 2, No. 5 United Kingdom. ISSN 2073-7122(Co-authored).
  21. (2010) “Living up to Information Technology Promises; A Project Management Implementation and Performance Perception” Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business (IJCRB), Vol. 2, No.4. United Kingdom. ISSN 2073-7122.
  22. (2010) “Natural Resource Management: An Option for Sustainable Development in Nigeria”, Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business (IJCRB), July edition, Vol. 2, No. 2 United Kingdom. ISSN 2073-7122(Co-authored).
  23. (2010) “Project Management   Factor   Indexes; A   Constraint   to   Project Implementation Success in the Construction Sector of a Developing Economy” European Journal of Scientific Research” July edition ISSN1450-216X/1450-202X Vol.43 No.3, pp392-405 United Kingdom. ISSN 2073-7122(Co-authored).
  24. (2010) “Equating Cost Constraint Factors to Construction Project Management Success in Nigeria (An Analytical Approach)”, UNIZIK Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 1, No 1 pp18. ISSN: 20068042(Co-authored).
  25. (2010) Quality Factor Indexes; A Measure to Project Success Constraints in a Developing Economy, Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business (IJCRB), Vol. 2, No. 2 United Kingdom. ISSN 2073-7122(Co-authored).
  26. (2009) “Optimization of Design Constraining Factors to Project Management Success of Public and Private Sector Construction in Nigeria (An Analytical Approach)”, Interdisciplinary journal of Contemporary Research in Business (IJCRB), Vol.1, No.5 United Kingdom. ISSN 2073-7122.  
  27. (2009) “Clients Constraining Factors to Project Management Success of Public and Private Sector Construction in Nigeria: A System Analytical Approach”, International Journal of Development and Review, (IJDMR) Volume 4, No. 14 ISSN-1597-9492.
  28. “An Evaluation of the Impact of Personnel Motivation on Project Implementation in the Nigerian Construction Industry”, Journal of Industrial, Business and Economic Research (JIBER), Volume 12 No. 1 ISSN: 1118-9487.
  29. (2007) “The Imperative for maintenance Culture in the Economic Development of Nigeria as a Third World Country”, Journal of Industrial, Business and Economic Research (JIBER), Volume 11 No. 2. ISSN: 1118-9487 (Co-authored).
  30. (2005) “The Significance of Building and Infrastructural Maintenance as an Index for Rapid Economic Growth”, African Journal of Applied and Theoretical Economics (AJATE), Volume 9 No. 1. ISSN: 0795-333X.
  31. (2004) “Critical Success Factors for Project Performance in Nigerian Construction Industry”, African Journal of Applied and Theoretical Economics (AJATE), Volume 8 No. 2. ISSN: 0795-333X.
  32. (2004) “An Analysis of the impact of Urban Growth on Real Estate Development in some Nigeria Cities: a Case of Commercial and Residential Properties”, African Journal of Applied and Theoretical Economics (AJATE), Volume 8 No.1. ISSN: 0795-333X.
  33. (2003) “An Empirical Analysis of the Sources of Conflict in Project Life Cycle Management”, Journal of Industrial, Business and Economic Research (JIBER), Volume 7 No. 1. ISSN: 1118-9487.
  34. (2000) “The Role of Project Finance in the Development of Capital Projects in a Depressed Economy”, Journal of Industrial, Business and Economic Research (JIBER), Volume 4  No.  1.  ISSN:  1118-9487.  
  35. (2000) “The Effect of Solid Waste Management on Property Value: A Critique of Owerri Urban”, Journal of Industrial, Business and Economic Research (JIBER), Volume 4 No. 2. ISSN: 1118-9487.
  36. (2000) “An Empirical Analysis of the Application of Line Balancing Techniques in Product Layout Project”, African Journal of Applied and Theoretical Economics (AJATE), Volume 4 No. 1. ISSN: 0795-333X.
  37. (1999) “Systems Simulation of an Engineering Service Station”, Journal of Industrial, Business and Economic Research (JIBER), Volume 3 No. 2. ISSN: 1118-9487.

54 “An Analysis of the Factors Constraining Project management Success of Public and Private Sector Construction in Nigeria (Ph.D Thesis © FUTO 2008).

  1. An Evaluation of the Impact of Equity Funding on Successful Project Implementation (M.sc Thesis ©FUTO 1999).

BOOKS:

(2016) “Dimensions of Real Estate Project Management” Published by Gabtony Prints Limited,133/135Wetheral Road Owerri. ISBN: 978-978-52208-6-0.   “Project Cost, Time and Quality Management” Published by Gabtony Prints Limited,133/135Wetheral Road Owerri.  ISBN:  978 -978-51860-1-9 Co-authored).  

(2016) “Land Administration and Management” Published by Christon International Co. LTD. No. 4 Igwebuike Grammar School Road Awka, Anambra State. ISBN 978-978-8454-28-01 (Co-authored).

(2015), “Town and Country Planning Concept; Platform for Real Estate

Project and Valuation” Published by Chino Prints, 154 Tetlow Road, Owerri, Imo State. ISBN 978-978-52409