Factors Behind the

Success of a
Construction Project
Group 7B

Group details:
Zuhair

Shabbir (BSCE-01093041)
Ali Jan Awan (BSCE-01093036)
HSRQ (BSCE-01093097)
Behzad Usman (BSCE-01093091)
Muhammad Bilal (BSCE-01093153)
Sanaullah Arif (BSCE-01093047)

Introduction

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Today we are going to discuss:

Necessity of Successful Project
Project Performance Measurement
Criteria for Successful Project Performance
Evaluation
Project Performance Attributes
Avoiding Failures in your project
Risk Factors

Necessity
Ask

Yourself Why is Success important for

any project?
ANSWER: It is Verily dependant upon many
common thoughts such as:
1. A number of Scarce resources at stake
2. Time, Cost, Quality
3. Satisfaction to all the participants

WHAT IS SUCCESS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

1.
Achievement of an action within
a specified period of time or
within a specified parameter as
defined by the project.

2.
Success can also mean
completing an objective or
reaching a goal of the
project.

3.
A project is considered to
be successful when
stakeholders are satisfied
with the completed
deliverables /output by
formal verification.

HOW IS SUCCESS MEASURED ON YOUR

PROJECT?

4 levels of project success

Level 1: Project Management Success (cost,

time and quality)
Did our project produce the desired output?

Level 2: Repeatable Project Management

Success (predictable outcomes)
Do our projects consistently produce the desired
outputs?

Level 3: Project Success (benefits realized)

Do the project outputs produce the desired
outcomes?

Level 4: Corporate Success (strategies

implemented, value added)
Do the outcomes produce or have the
intended impact on the business strategy?

THE METHOD CONSISTS OF THREE PHASES:

1 First Step
The Project Success First Step Process

formation of the project team,

appointment of the project manager,
and
development of the project charter

2 Planning
The Planning Process

1) identifies the goals or objectives to be

achieved
formulates strategies to achieve them
arranges or creates the means required

3 Control
The Control Process

Management process in which the

Actual performance is compared with planned
performance
difference between the two is measured
causes contributing to the difference are identified
corrective action, Preventive action and defect
repair
is taken to eliminate or minimize the difference.

General Benefits of the Method

CLEAR ANALYSIS and documentation of project scope,

objectives, stakeholders, constraints, and risks

A PARTICIPATIVE APPROACH to planning, which ensures

a better plan, as well as the team members' commitment to
the plan

A SUPERIOR APPROACH to developing the project

schedule, even with very tight deadlines

CLEAR RESPONSIBILITIES and performance expectations

for team members

A PROACTIVE APPROACH to project control that

identifies and solves problems as early as possible

STRONG TEAMWORK

DISCIPLINE AND CONSISTENCY of approach

across all projects in the organization

REDUCED CHAOS, stress, frustration, and conflict

AND, THE BOTTOM LINE - projects are completed

successfully with respect to quality, time, and cost

The Project Success Method achieve benefits that fall into three categories

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3.

Project-Level Benefits
Organizational and Personal Benefits
Strategic Benefits

Project-Level Benefits

Individual projects are completed

successfully - in accordance with scope
and quality specifications, on time, and
within budget.

Organizational and Personal Benefits

Documented

plans and schedules

Clear scope and objectives
Clarified roles and performance expectations
Mutual accountability and support among
team members
Improved communication
Workload better matched to resource
availability

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effective problem prevention, detection,

and solution
Continuous improvement in project planning
and execution
Improved morale due to reduced frustration,
stress and conflict

Strategic Benefits

Financial

payoff, including reduced

opportunity costs
Improved quality
Increased customer satisfaction and goodwill
Uncovered weaknesses in organizational
functions and processes, which can become
targets for improvement
Strategic marketing advantage

Now Lets Talk about some

Failures and Attributes which can
lead to failure of construction
project:
Poor

Contract Management
Inadequate technical manpower
Very low level of productivity
Inadequate finances
Shortage of materials
Design Changes

Failures

Price fluctuations
Inaccurate estimates
Too many change
orders
Poor supervision and
site management
Slow decision making

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presentation

Thank

You!
Any Questions and Queries are in prior list of
our presentation, so do not hesitate to be
confident ;)