Identifying Success Factors in Construction Projects: A Case Study

Williams, Terry

Abstract

© 2015 by the Project Management Institute. Published online in Wiley Online Library. Defining "project success" has been of interest for many years, and recent developments combine multiple measurable and psychosocial factors that add to this definition. There has also been research into success factors, but little research into the causal chains through which success emerges. Following the multi-dimensionality of "success," this article shows how success factors combine in complex interactions; it describes factors contributing to project performance by a company working on two major construction programs and shows how to map and analyze paths from root causes to success criteria. The study also identifies some specific factors - some generic, some context-dependent - none of these is uncommon but here they come together synergistically.

Citation

Williams, T. (2016). Identifying Success Factors in Construction Projects: A Case Study. Project management journal, 47(1), 97-112. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.21558

• Acceptance Date: May 6, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Dec 29, 2015
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: May 26, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 10, 2018
• Journal: Project management journal
• Print ISSN: 8756-9728
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 97-112
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.21558
• Keywords: Systems thinking; Project management; Complexity; Project success
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/374143
• Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pmj.21558/abstract
• Additional Information: Authors' accepted manuscript of article: Williams, T. (2016), Identifying Success Factors in Construction Projects: A Case Study. Proj Mgmt Jrnl, 47: 97–112. doi:10.1002/pmj.21558
• Contract Date: May 26, 2015