Chan, A P C; Ho, D C K and Tam, C M (2001) Design and build project success factors: Multivariate analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 127(2), pp. 93-100. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
This study aimed to identify a set of project success factors for design and build (D&B) projects and examine the relative importance of these factors on project outcome. Six project success factors (project team commitment, contractor's competencies, risk and liability assessment, client's competencies, end-users' needs, and constraints imposed by end-users) were extracted from factor analysis of data provided by 53 participants of public-sector D&B projects through a questionnaire survey. Project team commitment, client's competencies, and contractor's competencies were found to be important to bring successful project outcome from the multiple regression findings. Contractor's competencies also contributed to project time performance. Project team members should also recognize that time and cost performance as well as quality of design and workmanship represent the key elements of overall success of D&B projects. Practitioners are advised to focus on teamwork and partnering for successful project completion. More research should be conducted to further explore the relationship between procurement method and project success factors.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Index terms: | procurement method, project outcome, commitment, practitioner, workmanship, questionnaire, project team, multivariate analysis, teamwork, cost performance, time performance, survey, project success, design and build, relative importance, partnering, liability, multiple-regression, factor analysis |
| Subjects: | contractual condition, management, project controls, data collection methods, contractual arrangements, partnership management, liability law, psychology, risk assessment, statistical analysis, project completion, practitioner, project delivery, economics, project management theory and practice |
| Topics: | Stakeholder Management, Procurement, Cost Management, Contract Administration, Organizational Design, Time Control, Risk Management, Research Practice, Project Management, Roles and Professions, Legal Issues |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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