Deep, S; Bhoola, V; Vidhani, J and Hampannaver, P R (2022) Evaluating the impact of constraints on project success: Empirical study of highway projects. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 12(4), pp. 684-700. ISSN 2044-124X
Abstract
Purpose: Highway projects in India have a history of cost overruns and delay in project delivery, thus incurring huge losses to public funds. The study aimed to measure the extent of influence of various constraints on the overall success of highway projects (e.g. National highway project, state highway projects and major district roads). Based on the literature, various factors were grouped under three categories (a) Project Constraints, (b) Project Governance Constraints and (c) Stakeholder Induced Constraints. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative approach was adopted. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted with 435 respondents from the field of highway projects with a minimum experience of 1 year as Project Manager. The data was analyzed by partial least squares structural equation modeling technique. Findings: It was identified that the impact of project constraints (ES = 0.313) on project success is more than that of project governance constraints (ES = 0.231) and stakeholder induced constraints. Additionally, it was found that project governance constraints have a strong impact on project constraints (ES = 0.535) and stakeholder induced constraints (ES = 0.403). Originality/value: The study presented in this paper is first of its kind to measure and articulate the impact of project governance constraint, project constraint and stakeholder induced constraints on project success.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction industry; PPP; prediction; project assessment; project management; project success |
| Index terms: | governance, project manager, project success, survey, structural equation modelling, cost overrun, project constraint, questionnaire, methodology, highway construction, empirical study, project management, project delivery, history, India, partial least square, construction industry |
| Subjects: | project management theory and practice, Geography, civil engineering, research methods, statistical analysis, industry analysis, control systems, business, profession, data collection methods, architectural and construction history, project delivery, financial and cost management |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Procurement, Governance, Cost Management, Research Practice, Project Management, Geographical Context, Engineering Principles |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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