Situation and Competitiveness of Foreign Project Management Consultancy Enterprises in China

Abstract

At the end of the World Trade Organization transition period for China in 2006, the foreign project management consultancy sector entered a new era. Massive construction project development in China created a huge demand for various project management consultancy services, which has attracted an increasing number of foreign project management consultancy enterprises (FPCEs). Using the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis framework, this paper identifies the FPCEs’ SWOT in China. A multifacet qualitative approach including a literature survey, statistical data review, regulation and policy studies, and semistructured interviews is adopted to investigate these factors. A total of 26 SWOT factors are identified. A SWOT strategies matrix is proposed to assist FPCEs in forming appropriate strategies.