Determining the Critical Success Factors for Highway Construction Projects in Pakistan
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.
Keywords:
critical, success, factors, highway, construction, projects, PakistanDownloads
References
N. Ramlee, N. J. Tammy, R. M. Noor, A. A. Musir, N. A. Karim, H. B. Chan, S. R. M. Nasir, “Critical Success Factors For Construction Project”, AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1774, No.1, pp. 030011-1-030011-7, 2016 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4965067
A. P. C. Chan, D. Scott, E. W. M. Lam, “Framework of Success Criteria for Design/Build Projects”, Journal Of Management In Engineering, Vol. 18, pp. 120–128, 2002 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2002)18:3(120)
M. Saqib, R. U. Farooqui, S. H. Lodi, “Assessment of Critical Success Factors for Construction Projects in Pakistan”, First International Conference on Construction In Developing Countries, Karachi, Pakistan, pp. 392–404, August 4-5, 2008
J. F. Rockart, “The changing role of the information systems executive: A critical success factors perspective”, Sloan Management Review, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 3–13, 1982 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/248989
Z. Alias, E. M. A. Zawawi, K. Yusof, A. Abra, “Determining Critical Success Factors of Project Management Practice: A conceptual framework”, Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 153, pp. 61–69, 2014 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.041
S. Sohu, N. A. Memon, S. A. Abbasi, M. A. Pahore, K. Ullah, “Causes of Delay in Highway Projects in Pakistan”, 8th International Civil Engineering Congress, Karachi, Pakistan, pp. 35–40, December 23-24, 2016
S. Haq Y. Rashid, M. S. Aslam, “Effects of Delay in construction Projects of Punjab-Pakistan : An Empirical Study”, Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 98–104, 2014
I. Zafar, T. Yousaf, S. Ahmed, “Evaluation of Risk Factors Causing Cost Overrun in Road Projects in Terrorism Affected Areas Pakistan–a Case Study”, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 1613–1620, 2016 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-015-0348-6
A. R. Nasir, H. F. Gabriel, R. M. Choudhry, “Cost and Time Overruns in Highway Projects of Pakistan”, Sixth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 69–76, 2011
M. Abas, S. B. Khattak, I. Hussain, S. Maqsood, I. Ahmad, “Construction Projects Evaluation of Factors affecting the Quality of Construction Projects”, Technical Journal, University of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 115–120, 2015
R. Farooqui, F. Arif, S. F. A. Rafeeqi, “Safety Performance in Construction Industry of Pakistan”, First International Conference on Construction In Developing Countries, Karachi, Pakistan, pp. 74–87, August 4-5, 2008
S. Homthong, W. Moungnoi, “Critical Success Factors Influencing Construction Project Performance for Different Objectives: Operation and Maintenance Phase”, International Journal of Advances in Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 84–95, 2016
F. E. M. Ghazali, S. A. Rashid, A. M. Sadullah, “The Critical Success Factors for Public-Private Partnership Highway Construction Project in Malaysia”. Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 69–84, 2017
A. I. Maghsoodi, M. Khalilzadeh, “Identification and Evaluation of Construction Projects ’ Critical Success Factors Employing Fuzzy-TOPSIS Approach”, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, pp. 1–13, 2017 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-017-1970-2
A. Pakseresht, “Determining the Critical Success Factors in Construction Projects: AHP Approach”, Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business, Vol. 4, No. 8, pp. 383–393, 2012
A. Omran, M. A. Abdulbagei, A. O. Gebril, “An Evaluation of the Critical Success Factors for Construction Projects in Libya”, Journal of Economic Behavior, Vol. 2, pp. 17–25, 2012
H. Szentes, “Success Factors in Large Construction Projects”, Proceedings of TG65 and W065-Special Track. 18th CIB World Building Congress, pp. 423–433, 2010
B. Li, A. Akintoye, P. J. Edwards, C. Hardcastle, “Critical success factors for PPP / PFI projects in the UK construction industry”, Construction Management and Economics, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp. 37–41, 2005 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190500041537
M. S. Litwin, A. Fink, How to Measure Survey Reliability and Validity, Thousand Oaks, Sage, 1995 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483348957
Downloads
How to Cite
License
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) after its publication in ETASR with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
