Assessment of the Application of Fuzzy Logic to Project Management and Control in Some Firms in Lagos State: A Pilot Study

Abstract

Project management requires analysis of various uncertain variables
and it is vital that the best techniques that are capable of providing the
most accurate results are employed. Fuzzy Logic is one of those
techniques; it has the capability of significantly improving the activities
of project managers. This paper describes how Fuzzy Logic can be
applied in the area of construction, project monitory and control which
is based on observations made from the project environment of some
firms in Lagos State. The data obtained from the administered
questionnaire was analyzed through descriptive and factor analysis. The
analysis shows that Fuzzy has significant effect on project management
control. It was also observed that application of Fuzzy Logic in project
management has not been considered in most firms in the country as the
traditional methods such as Critical Path Analysis, PERT. are still well
utilized which have numerous problems in areas such as the beta
distribution and stochastic variables as well as the estimation of
parameters (expected duration and variance) hence, the need for
improvement.