Development of Project Methodology Implementation: Engineering Perspective

Abstract

The study aimed to develop a methodology for the implementation of construction projects according to the world standards during the life cycle of the project from the beginning to the closure. Since the construction projects in Jordan suffers many problems, a specified questionnaire was designed as a method of data collection and distributed among simple random sample of 191 respondents from total population. The relative importance index was used to sort the practices according to their importance to the proposed methodology. The results showed that the most important factors according to the overall ranking based on the value of the relative importance index (0.844) is in the project planning stage. This is related to the duration of the task, which should not exceed more than (4-6) weeks; as the determination of the duration of the project activities is an important point in developing the methodology. In addition, the study revealed that the project monitoring and closing phase is the most important during the project life cycle (relative importance index was about 0.655). The lowest value of the relative importance index was (0.399) in the implementation phase of the project, which related to the impact of cash flow on the implementation of the project, because this factor particularly affects the implementation phase more than the implementation of the project as a whole. Finally, the results showed that if present methodology is applied the improvement would be between 75% to 79% in comparison to the conventional projects methodologies. Scope of the Study Deciding to choose the most suitable methodology in each project is essential step during project planning and whether to have one or more methodology for a project. Project methodologies are different in composition and the parts of a methodology all play a role in supporting the project team during the project life cycle to achieve the projects’ objectives. The study give insight of the best practices of project management that will lead to better performance for construction projects in Jordan, recommended key practices during implementation that could be adopted to achieve project success, and identify key problems facing project implementation processes. Objectives of the Study The main objectives of the study are as follows: 1-Developing a project methodology implementation from engineering perspective depending on world standards. 2-To analyze and find out and what are critical factors that play an importance role in influencing the project success (i.e. implementing the world standards). 3- Improve the quality of project planning and implementation, project implementation within time, cost, budget from engineering perspective. 4- Understand and manage employers needs in a positive way from engineering perspective. 5- Increase productivity and reduce costs and thus increase profits from engineering perspective. 6- Minimizing errors and defects in the product or service provided, reduced human error and waiting service time from engineering perspective.