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Ababutain, A Y (2002) A multi-criteria decision-making model for selection of BOT toll road proposals within the public sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pittsburgh.
Aktas, C B (2011) Impact of product lifetime on life cycle assessment results, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pittsburgh.
Aktas, E (2001) Structural design code calibration using reliability-based cost optimization, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pittsburgh.
Alkhathami, M M (2004) Examination of the correlation of critical success and delay factors in construction projects in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pittsburgh.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: efficiency; motivation; project team; construction project; safety; consultant; owner; project manager; Saudi Arabia; critical success factor
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/305145849
- Abstract:
The goal of all parties involved in a construction project—owners, contractors, or consultants, in either the private or public sector—is to successfully complete it on schedule, within a planned budget, with the highest quality, and in the safest manner. Construction projects are frequently influenced by either success factors that help project parties reach their goal as planned, or delay factors, that stifle or postpone project completion. Accurately identifying success and delay factors can help project parties reach their intended goals with greater efficiency. This study extracted seven of the most important success and delay factors according to the literature (14 total success and delay factors), and then examined correlations between them to determine which were the most influential in preventing project delays. Two surveys were distributed throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The first examined how project owners and contractors that collaborated on the same project perceived success and delay factors, while the second examined the perceptions of engineers in general. Data was collected and evaluated by statistical methods to measure the strength and direction of the relationship between critical success and delay factors, to examine owners' and contractors' evaluations of projects' critical success and delay factors, and to evaluate the influence of critical success factors on critical delay factors. Additionally, one and two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) has been used to examine how the group or groups evaluated the influence of the critical success factors in avoiding or preventing each of the delay factors, and which success factors were perceived as most influential in avoiding or preventing critical delay factors. The research found that sound organization planning efforts and a competent and experienced project manager helped to avoid many critical delay factors, while adherence to safety precautions and procedures and a project team's motivation and goal orientation were the least influential among the seven success factors.
Almazroa, D A (2003) Project delivery system decision framework using the weighting factors and analytic hierarchy process methods, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pittsburgh.
Amruthapuri, R S G R (2021) Partnership between diverse stakeholders: A potential solution to issues migrant construction workers face in Bengaluru, India, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pittsburgh.
Banawi, A A (2013) Improving construction processes by integrating lean, green, and six-sigma, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pittsburgh.
Bilec, M M (2007) A hybrid life cycle assessment model for construction processes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pittsburgh.
Campion, N A (2015) Advancing life cycle assessment: Perspectives from the building and healthcare industries, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pittsburgh.
Hussain, M A D (2001) Value engineering expert system in suburban highway design (VEESSHD), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pittsburgh.
Kalainesan, S (2007) Best management practices for highway construction site sedimentation basins, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pittsburgh.
Osman, A E (2006) Life cycle optimization model for integrated cogeneration and energy systems applications in buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pittsburgh.
Rajagopalan, N (2011) Residential life cycle assessment modeling for green buildings and building products, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pittsburgh.
Sanoubar, S (2022) Temporal and spatial considerations in maintenance planning, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Pittsburgh.