Callistus Tengan, PhD

Surv. Callistus Tengan (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Building Technology. He has academic and professional qualifications in Quantity Surveying and Construction Technology. He holds a PhD from the University of Johannesburg in the area of Civil Engineering, an MPhil in Construction Technology from the University of Education, Winneba and a BSc in Building Technology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi. Dr. Tengan is also a professional member of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (MGhIS). He has over 13 years of academic and professional experience. He has considerable years of experience in academic administration and leadership, having served as the Head of the Civil Engineering and Building Technology Departments for the last four years. As a professional quantity surveyor, he has administered contracts; prepared Bills of Quantities (BoQ), tender documentation, tender opening / selection of suitable contractors and award of contracts. He has also supervised the construction of various educational, healthcare, and residential buildings.

At the Bolgatanga Technical University, he has taught and examined various undergraduate courses (HND levels), such as Building Measurement, Building Estimation, Construction Technology, and Research Methods.

His research work, largely focused on project management, engineering education, and construction project performance measurement, i.e. monitoring and evaluation of projects. His research publications have appeared in various reputable journals such as the African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development (Tylor & Francis), International Journal of Construction Management (Tylor & Francis); Procedia Engineering  (Science direct); Architectural Engineering and Design Management (Tylor & Francis); Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (Springer): Int. J. of Productivity and Quality Management (Inderscience) and the Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology (Emerald).

Journals

1. TENGAN Callistus and AIGBAVBOA Clinton (2016). Conceptual Framework for Enhancing Engineering Education in Ghana’s Polytechnics, In Prof Arthur James Swart (Ed). 6th African Engineering Education Association 2016 Conference (AEEA 2016), Central University of Technology, Free State, 20 – 22 September 2016, ISBN 978-0-620-72388-6. Pp 174-178
2. TENGAN Callistus and AIGBAVBOA Clinton (2016). Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Sustainability Compliance in the Ghanaian construction industry: Perspective of casual workers, 2^nd International Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) Conference 2016, Leeds Sustainable Institute, UK, 14&15, December 2016, ISBN 978-0-9955690-1-0, pp 322-328
3. Callistus TENGAN, and Clinton Aigbavboa (2016). Addressing Flood Challenges in Ghana: A Case of the Accra Metropolis, In: Prof CO Aigbavboa and Prof WD Thwala (Eds). 5th International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa (ICIDA 2016), University of Johannesburg, South Africa, 10-12 July 2016, ISBN: 978-0-86970-795-1, pp 498-504
4. TENGAN Callistus and Aigbavboa Clinton (2016). Evaluating barriers to effective implementation of project monitoring and evaluation in the Ghanaian construction industry, Creative Construction Conference 2016 (CCC 2016) 25-28 June 2016, Procedia Engineering, Vol 164 (2016) 389 – 394, Available online at www.sciencedirect.com
5. Ayodeji OKE, Adedayo OGUNGBILE, Luqman OYEWOBI and Callistus TENGAN (2016). Economic development as a function of construction project performance. Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation Vol. 6 (2): 1447-1459, 2016. December 2016. ISSN 2223 7853.
6. Kissi ERNEST, Emmanuel ANKOMAH, Callistus TENGAN, Richard ASAMOAH (2016). Challenges to retrofitting and adaptation of existing building within the major central business district in Ghana. Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation Vol. 6 (2): 1460-1476, 2016. December 2016. ISSN 2223 7853.
7. TENGAN, C., Aigbavboa, C. (2017). A Delphi Technique Approach towards the Need for and Relevance of Construction Project Monitoring and Evaluation Practices. Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation Vol. 7 SI (1): 1968-1976, August 2016. ISSN 2223 7853.
8. TENGAN, C., Aigbavboa, C., & Balaara, S. A. (2017). Developers Knowledge and Compliance towards Development Control Regulations in the Bolgatanga Municipality. In J. Charytonowicz (Ed.), Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (Vol. 600, pp. 126–136). California, USA: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60450-3_13
9. TENGAN, C., & Aigbavboa, C. (2017). Level of Stakeholder Engagement and Participation in Monitoring and Evaluation of Construction Projects in Ghana. Procedia Engineering, 196, 630–637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.08.051
10. TENGAN, C., & Aigbavboa, C. (2017). Implementation Strategies for Urban Renewal and Sustainable Development Practice in Ghana. International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management 2017, ASCE. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481066.004
11. TENGAN, C., Aigbavboa, C.O., Oke, A.E., (2018). Evaluation of UFPA quality assessment criteria for monitoring and evaluation system in the Ghanaian construction industry. Afr. J. Sci. Technol. Innov. Dev. 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2017.1423008.
12. TENGAN, C., & Aigbavboa, C., (2018). The Role of Monitoring and evaluation in Construction Project Management. In W. Karwowski and T. Ahram (eds.), Intelligent Human Systems Integration, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (Vol 722, pp 571-582). California, USA: Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73888-8_89
13. Annor-Asubonteng, J., TENGAN, C., Asigri, T.M., and Kuebutornye N.D.K (2018) Investigating the Cost Management Practices of Indigenous Firms in the Ghanaian Construction Industry. Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies (ISSN: 2220-6140) Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 179-186
14. Guribie, F.L. and TENGAN, C. Kuebutornye N.D.K (2018) Knowledge Management Practice in the Ghanaian Construction Industry: A Case Study of 4 Firms in the Tamale Metropolis, Information and Knowledge Management, Vol.8, No.4
15. TENGAN, C. and Aigbavboa, C. (2018) Validating factors influencing monitoring and evaluation in the Ghanaian construction industry: A Delphi study approach. International Journal of Construction Management, 1-12, doi:10.1080/15623599.2018.1512353.
16. TENGAN, C. and Aigbavboa, C. (2019) A principal component analysis of monitoring and evaluation determinants for construction projects delivery in developing countries. Int. J. of Productivity and Quality Management, doi:10.1504/IJPQM.2019.10016057.
17. TENGAN, C., Aigbavboa, C., Guribie, F.L and Annor-Asubonteng, J. (2019) Analysis of the outcome features of effective monitoring and evaluation in construction project delivery. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 10.1108/JEDT-03-2019-0076
18. Guribie, F.L. and TENGAN, C. (2019) A Proposed Knowledge Management Implementation Framework for the Ghanaian Construction Industry. Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research, 7, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.4236/jbcpr.2019.71001
19. TENGAN, C., Aigbavboa, C., & Thwala, D. (2018, July). Conceptual Description of the Key Determinants of Effective Monitoring and Evaluation System. In International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (pp. 117 – 124). Springer, Cham.

BOOKS

1. TENGAN, C., Aigbavboa, C., & Didibhuku Thwala, W. (2021). Construction Project Monitoring and Evaluation: An Integrated Approach (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003137979