Abstract
The success of construction projects is not only crucial to stakeholders but also for the country’s economic and social development. Critical success factors (CSFs) are considered as key to project management practices wich can lead to a construction project success. The aim of this research is to determine and rank the CSFs of highway construction projects in Pakistan. A deep literature review was carried out to determine a set of CSFs for construction projects. After that, a questionnaire based on found CSFs was designed and distributed among construction experts working in highway construction projects of Pakistan. Out of 250 distributed questionnaires, 130 were received completed and validated. Gathered data was analyzed through statistical software SPSS, and critical success factors were ranked based on their mean value. As a result, experienced project management team, effective site management, commitment of all parties to the project, experienced design team, and proper project planning have been determined as the top five critical success factors for highway projects in Pakistan. The findings of this research would help construction practitioners in understanding CSFs and to improve project performance.
Highlights
A vibrant construction industry plays a vital role in the economic growth and social development of any country
Author in [4] used the term critical success factors (CSFs) in projects management perspective for the first time and defined it as “CSFs are the few main areas of activity in which auspicious results are definitely compulsory for a particular manager to reach his or her goals”
Part A aimed to know the demography of survey participants while Part B aimed to get the perception of construction professionals on CSFs for highway projects in Pakistan
Summary
Abstract—The success of construction projects is crucial to stakeholders and for the country’s economic and social development. The aim of this research is to determine and rank the CSFs of highway construction projects in Pakistan. A deep literature review was carried out to determine a set of CSFs for construction projects. A questionnaire based on found CSFs was designed and distributed among construction experts working in highway construction projects of Pakistan. Gathered data was analyzed through statistical software SPSS, and critical success factors were ranked based on their mean value. As a result, experienced project management team, effective site management, commitment of all parties to the project, experienced design team, and proper project planning have been determined as the top five critical success factors for highway projects in Pakistan. The findings of this research would help construction practitioners in understanding CSFs and to improve project performance
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