Key Success Factors Influencing The Performance of Road Construction Projects Under Ethiopian Roads Authority: The Case Of Northern Region
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2018-06-05
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Addis Ababa University
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The main objective of this research was to investigate key success factors influencing the performance of road construction projects and determine their relative importance in the northern region of Ethiopia. Many studies attempt to explore key success factors believed to influence project performance. However, this particular area of key success factors remains unclear and there are limitations in investigating on the area. Literature review was deployed to generate set of key success factors. And then a questionnaire survey was, based on 80 identified key success factors, grouped into eight major factor categories, and was conducted to collect data from three groups of respondents: client representatives, contractors and consultants. Out of 25 questionnaires distributed, 19 were returned. Using the mean score, relative importance index, and weighted average method, the top ten key success factors for each category were identified. Spearman’s rank correlation was used to analyze the agreement of survey respondents on those categorized factors. A one –way analysis of variance was then performed to determine whether the mean scores among the various groups of respondents were statistically significant. The survey findings indicate that the most key success factors in each category are as follows: Competence of project participant (time),relationship among project participants(cost),management leadership in promoting high process quality (quality),effective monitoring and feedback (human resource management),ability to meet the client’s deadline (client satisfaction),careful positioning and maintenance of road project site (environment),interrelation between the employee and supervisor (safety) and quality of works to match standards (risk management).An understanding of these key success factors would help all interested parties in the road construction industry to improve project performance. Moreover, the results of this study would help road construction professionals and practitioners take proactive measures for effective project management
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road construction projects, performance, key success factor