Sweis, R; Moarefi, A; Hoseini-Amiri, S M and Moarefi, S (2019) Delay factors of the schedule of strategic industrial projects. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(1), pp. 69-86. ISSN 23984708
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report the results of a survey undertaken to identify and rank factors that are responsible for delay in the schedule of strategic industrial projects in Iran. Design/methodology/approach: The survey covered 40 factors identified by previous literature and modified by 20 project professionals to fit the Iranian industrial culture. These factors were grouped into six major categories. For each category, the Shannon entropy weighting technique was applied. Findings: The analysis of the 64 returned out of 87 randomly distributed questionnaires revealed that “sanctions” from political group, “cash flow problems” from financial group, “equipment availability and failure” from technical group, “project manager competence” from managerial group, “material procurement” from procurement group and “unqualified workforce” from human resource group were ranked as the highest contributing factors. Originality/value: The findings of this study are of practical use for project professionals and experts seeking to improve the schedule performance of industrial projects.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | industrial projects; Iran; schedule delay; schedule performance; shannon entropy weighting technique |
| Index terms: | project manager, schedule delay, questionnaire, material procurement, methodology, human resource, competence, survey, schedule performance, entropy, cash flow |
| Subjects: | contractual arrangements, profession, data collection methods, project controls, thermal systems, financial management, management, research methods, personnel development |
| Topics: | Human Resources, Time Control, Site Management, Cost Management, Research Practice, Roles and Professions, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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