Lessons Learned, Barriers, and Improvement Factors for Mega Building Construction Projects in Developing Countries: Review Study

Yazan Issa Abu Aisheh

doi:10.3390/su131910678

Abstract

A mega-project is a major project or a group of projects of significant cost that attract a high level of public attention or political interest because of substantial direct and indirect impacts on the community, environment, and state budget. Capturing and sharing the knowledge from the performance of the current mega projects is essential in order to avoid losing vital corporate knowledge assets in the construction industry. The learned lessons are gained from experience, success, and failure for improving future performance. This research aims to review and read out the lessons learned from 77 research papers that have dealt with the barriers that hinder the successful performance of mega building construction projects in developing countries, identify and classify the main obstacles, and propose improvements for successful implementation and management of mega building construction projects. The results of this paper will help project owners, construction companies, and other stakeholders in developing countries to overcome the limitations in the execution of mega building construction projects.

Highlights

Mega building construction projects are very important for all the involved stakeholders because it is the base of the development of the country economically, and environmentally [1,2]
The success in mega building construction projects is a key topic in project management research, in order to support the growth of a nation [3,4]
Many publications exploring the reasons of delay in mega construction projects have been implemented in developing countries [19,20]

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Introduction

Mega building construction projects are very important for all the involved stakeholders because it is the base of the development of the country economically, and environmentally [1,2]. The success in mega building construction projects is a key topic in project management research, in order to support the growth of a nation [3,4]. Learning lessons from past experiences in implementing mega building construction projects helps the company avoid the same mistakes, and continue the successes achieved in the past, which enhances a construction company’s competitiveness in the marketplace [8]. Project management for the lessons learned involves coordinating various aspects of a project in order to bring out positive results for the overall construction industry [9]

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