Qualitative Approach on Investigating Failure Factors of Yemeni Mega Construction Projects

Construction partnering is commonly touted as a win-win arrangement for project owners and contractors alike. The failure or success of construction partnering arrangements is contingent upon a multitude of influences, many of which can be controlled through careful planning and active project management. This study examines the key failure factors (KFFs) of construction partnering projects based on data collected from a survey of industry professionals in Taiwan. Methods: Factor analysis is performed using data gathered from a survey of industry practitioners operating in Taiwan to identify KFFs and better understand the level of significance of each factor. A total of 15 failure variables (FV) were included in the survey. This study applied Principle Components Analysis to classify groups of crucial FV relevant to construction partnering based on their relative perceived contribution to project failure. Study results confirm that there are four KFFs to partnering failure in construction projects; they are absence of agility, collaboration barriers, partnering barriers, and organizational management barriers. The biggest influencer on partnership failure in construction projects is the association between absence of agility and organizational management barriers, while the next most significant is the relationship between collaboration barriers and partnering barriers. Avoiding failure of construction partnering requires careful planning and management considerations of the four KFFs found.

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An Analysis of Construction Failure Factors to Stakeholder Coordinating Performance in the Finishing Phase of High-Rise Building Projects

Advances in Civil Engineering ◽

10.1155/2020/6633958 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Viet T. Nguyen ◽

Sy T. Do ◽

Nhat M. Vo ◽

Thu A. Nguyen ◽

Son V. H. Pham

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Project Planning ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Building Projects ◽

High Rise ◽

High Rise Building ◽

Building Project ◽

Construction Works ◽

Failure Factors

A poorly coordinated performance among stakeholders in the finishing phase can impair the performance of a high-rise building project. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze construction failure factors (CFFs) to stakeholder coordinating performance (SCP) in the finishing phase of high-rise building projects and to uncover their underlying relationships. CFFs to SCP in construction projects, especially in the finishing phase of high-rise building projects, have not yet been discovered. The study identified 30 CFFs to the SCP and ranked them according to the perspective of the stakeholders, including owners/consultants and contractors/subcontractors. Additionally, four factors of the CFFs, namely, traditional adversarial relationship, poor project planning and organization, incompetent parties, and delays of parties toward construction works were extracted by the factor analysis method. This study fills the gap in knowledge related to the coordination performance in construction projects. The findings could help stakeholders to enhance their coordinating performance in high-rise building projects.

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Development of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Standard for Producing the Risk Based Structural Work Safety Plan Of Building

MATEC Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/matecconf/201814706003 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 147 ◽

pp. 06003 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Vania Elsye ◽

Yusuf Latief ◽

Leni Sagita

Keyword(s):

Early Identification ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Construction Project ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Potential Danger ◽

Work Safety ◽

Work Breakdown Structure ◽

Structural Work ◽

Workplace Accidents ◽

Safety Plan

A construction project is inseparable from a series of tasks in the form of activities. Activities that take place on a project can be disrupted due to various reasons, one of the causes of the disruption of project activities are accidents on construction projects. The risk of workplace accidents can be prevented with early identification and analysis of the potential danger that exist in every activity contained in the project’s WBS. The need for a standardized WBS in preventing the risk of workplace accidents is very important because it would present a risk assessment, impact and frequency arising from workplace accidents. The aim of this study is to develop a risk-based WBS standard particularly for structural work, by using a qualitative approach. The results of this research are WBS standard for building, source of potentially dangerous risk at structural work, and the development of safety plan using a risk-based WBS that has been standardized, as a form of prevention, reduction or even nullify the risk of workplace accidents (to obtain zero accidents) during construction project implementation.

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IDENTIFYING CRITICAL SUCCESS AND FAILURE FACTORS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NIGERIA

International Journal of Advanced Academic Research ◽

10.46654/ij.24889849.e6725 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 48-59

Author(s):

Akugbe OVIASOGIE ◽

Ayodele IKUDAYISI ◽

Husnat OLUFOLAJIMI

Keyword(s):

Construction Projects ◽

Critical Success ◽

Failure Factors

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Failure factors of Makkah’s mega construction projects: qualitative study

MATEC Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/matecconf/201825005003 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 250 ◽

pp. 05003

Author(s):

Nashwan Al-Emad ◽

Ismail Abdul Rahman ◽

Humair Khan

Keyword(s):

Construction Projects ◽

External Factors ◽

Site Management ◽

Senior Manager ◽

Management Consultant ◽

The World ◽

Under Construction ◽

Makkah City ◽

Holy City ◽

Failure Factors

Makkah city in Saudi Arabia is the holiest place for all Muslims across the world due to the presence of Masjid Al-Haram where the “KAABA” is located. In the holy city of Makkah, mega construction projects are currently under construction to accommodate the increased numbers of pilgrims. These mega projects faced many impediments and challenges to be completed successfully. Hence, this paper presents an investigative study on failure factors of mega Makkah construction projects, particularly from the site management viewpoint. The insight issues are based on interview with senior manager having 15 years of working experiences in handling mega construction projects. The interview was carried out on open-ended mode where ample time was given to the respondent to express his experienced in handling Saudi’s construction projects. This study uncovered that 50 % of project failure is due to contractor, 30% is due to client/PMC (Project Management Consultant), 15% is due to supervision consultant and 5% is due external factors. It also identified 58 failure factors and clustered in 4 groups in which the group are Client Instigated Factors with 17 failure factors, Contractor Instigated Factors with 27 failure factors, Consultant Instigated Factors with 10 failure factors and External Instigated Factors with 4 failure factors. The findings are helpful for construction community as well as to researchers to understand the insightful issues engulfing construction projects in Makkah city.

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Stakeholder Analysis in the Feasibility Process of Projects: A Structural Evaluation of the Power-Oriented Relationship

Project Management Journal ◽

10.1177/8756972821999499 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 875697282199949

Author(s):

Mehrdad Sarhadi ◽

Sogand Hasanzadeh ◽

Seyed Hosein Hoseini

Keyword(s):

Construction Projects ◽

Stakeholder Analysis ◽

Structuration Theory ◽

Theoretical Explanation ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Theory Method ◽

Grounded Theory Method ◽

Structural Evaluation ◽

Public Resource ◽

Public Construction

The feasibility process of public construction projects is under the influence of stakeholders, who give direction to public resource allocation. Therefore, the analysis of stakeholders in this process is critical. An inductive qualitative approach was adopted using the grounded theory method to provide a theoretical explanation of stakeholders’ behaviors. Under the insight of structuration theory, the results indicated that the challenges are derived from various interrelated factors, leading to the emergence of improper participation as a macro-structural phenomenon with multilateral interaction with a power-oriented relationship as a micro behavior in the feasibility process at the agency level.

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The stakeholders' perspective on the factors contributing to construction disputes

International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation ◽

10.1108/ijbpa-06-2020-0050 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Pinar Irlayici Cakmak

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Subject Area ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

The Body ◽

Depth Information ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Content Type ◽

Construction Disputes ◽

Qualitative Exploration

PurposeWhile a considerable amount of research has been conducted on construction disputes, disputes remain prevalent in the construction industry and have still been a crucial problem in the Turkish construction industry as well. The purpose of this paper is to explore the perceptions of different stakeholders on key factors that contribute to construction disputes by adopting a qualitative approach.Design/methodology/approachThe qualitative approach adopted for the study provided gathering in-depth and rich information about the topic. To explore the phenomenon in-depth information, semi-structured interviews were conducted. A total of 38 interviews were conducted among experts and practitioners who engaged in construction disputes.FindingsContent analysis of interview data resulted in the emergence of varying categories relevant to the problems which result in construction disputes. By grouping related themes into main categories, the analysis yielded five major ones: clarity of the contract form, errors in contract documents, payments, changes, delays and not granting extension of time.Research limitations/implicationsThe major limitations are having interviewees from one country and results limited to the Turkish construction industry.Practical implicationsThe findings provide insight on the factors contributing to construction disputes as perceived by different stakeholders, which should provide guidance to determine the associated risks for dispute occurrence, make effort to mitigate disputes once they happen, take proper precautions for minimizing the effects and after all make a significant contribution in the successful accomplishment of completed construction projects.Originality/valueThe findings of the study contribute to a deeper understanding of the factors contributing to construction disputes through a qualitative approach which is limited in the related literature. Although the qualitative exploration only focuses on the Turkish construction industry, the study has added significantly to the body of knowledge within the subject area.

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Revisiting the construction project failure factors in Vietnam

Built Environment Project and Asset Management ◽

10.1108/bepam-10-2013-0042 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 398-416 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Tan Phat Nguyen ◽

Nicholas Chileshe

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Management Practices ◽

Systematic Approach ◽

Construction Project ◽

Project Planning ◽

Project Failure ◽

Content Type ◽

Doi Moi ◽

Failure Factors

Purpose – The Vietnam construction industry has considerably developed since 1986 as a result of “Doi Moi” or all-round renovation process. However, despite the pace of economic reforms, a number of challenges continue to plague the construction industry. The purpose of this paper is to revisit the factors causing construction project failure in Vietnam. Some of the selected best practices from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) and China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, South Africa (CIVETS) are discussed. Design/methodology/approach – Using a mixed method approach, data were collected from construction stakeholders in Vietnam using a postal survey questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The quantitative data were subjected to descriptive statistics using ranking and frequencies analysis, and qualitative data employed content analysis. Findings – Despite the lack of systematic approach to managing projects risks, there is a high level of acknowledgement regarding the importance of risk management practices. The highly ranked critical factors still causing construction project failure in Vietnam are: disregard of the significance of project planning process and project planning; lack of experience in executing complicated project; poor design capacity and frequent design changes; lack of knowledge and ability in managing construction projects; lack of financial capacity of owner; poor performance of contractors; lack of a systematic approach to managing the project and entire organisation; corruption and bribery in construction projects; the delays in payment; and economic volatility and high inflation. Practical implications – The identified and revisited project failure factors could be used as a “road map” for the revaluation, and development of appropriate project management practices. Originality/value – The construction sector has undergone through significant structural changes following “Doi Moi”. This study provides the opportunity to realign the strategies for addressing project failure factors and learning from comparative studies in BRICS and CIVETS countries.

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The Failure Factors of Collective Action in Promoting the Recognition of Customary Forest: Case of Kenegerian Rumbio Customary Forest in Riau Province

Jurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika (Journal of Tropical Forest Management) ◽

10.7226/jtfm.27.2.110 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 110-122

Author(s):

F R Sembiring ◽

◽

L Sundawati ◽

B Nugroho

Keyword(s):

Collective Action ◽

Common Knowledge ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Symbolic Power ◽

Social Forestry ◽

Participatory Mapping ◽

Personal Approach ◽

The Common ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Failure Factors

One of the five schemes in social forestry program in Indonesia is customary forest recognition. Kenegerian Rumbio Customary Forest, a customary forest in Riau Province, is failed in the recognition process. The objectives of this study are to analyze the failure factors of collective action and to formulate strategies to encourage the success of collective action on recognition of Kenegerian Rumbio Customary Forest. This research was built by using both quantitative and qualitative approach where the data were collected by using survey and in-depth interviews. The research results found that improper facilitation caused by communication issues between involved parties, the absence of the symbolic power, the failure in forming the common knowledge are the factors leading to the failure of collective action. To reconstruct the collective action, this study offered four strategies: (1) to frequently communicate with personal approach to the two highest indigenous leaders with whom facilitators have difficulty communicating well, (2) to mediate the two conflicted indigenous leaders for generating their motivation to propose their forest, (3) to conduct socialization to all indigenous leaders (40 jini) and community representatives to increase an understanding regarding the purpose and importance of recognition of customary forest, and (4) to conduct a participatory mapping to reduce area border issues among two sub-tribes.

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