Examining Success Factors in Contemporary Construction Management

This assignment presents a literature review focusing on critical success factors in construction project management. It analyzes various books and articles, highlighting key dimensions such as project planning, scope management, team management, risk management, and leadership. The review covers diverse perspectives, including the importance of soft skills, ethical considerations, and the impact of cultural factors on project success. Specific factors like stakeholder engagement, training, and the application of project management techniques are discussed, along with insights into why projects fail and how to mitigate risks. The review also emphasizes the role of effective project planning, quality management systems, and tailored approaches to project management based on the unique characteristics of each project. The document also includes a section on risk management contribution factors in project management.

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Construction Management
Relevant Books Review
Name
Date

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Project management success factors
No Book title Author/
date
Dimensions General results Notes
1 Project
Success:
Critical
Factors and
Behaviors
Emanuel
Camilleri
2016
Covers wide
ranging areas
from history of
project
management to
managing
work flows in
projects
Need for effective
project planning
Scope management
using project
management tools
and methodologies
Author does a
good job in
creating a
historical
framework for
project success and
discussing
important factors
that ensure project
success
2 Managing e-
business
Projects: 99
Key Success
Factors
Thomas
Stoehr
2011
Discusses the
issue of project
management in
the context of
E-business
projects
Focuses on project
management
concepts, including
the role of the
project manager,
effective scope
management,
managing schedule,
team management,
also managing
risks, the client,
technology, change,
quality,
communications,
contractors, and
managing
documentation
Does an excellent
job using case
studies and
illustrating specific
project success
factors
3 Say Yes to
Project
Success:
Winning the
Project
Managemen
t Game
Karthik
Ramamurt
hy, Sripriya
Narayanasa
my
2017
Includes input
from 108
experts on how
to make
projects
succeed
without too
much stress
Lists several keys
to project success
(52), insights from
108 experts and
with over 2000 real
life project
examples in 119
countries.
Discusses the most
important failure
factors for projects.
Covers project
methodologies
extensively
9waterfall, hybrid,
and agile) and
discusses the
importance of soft
A comprehensive
take on what
factors lead to
project success
with illustrated
examples, covers
both the technical
and soft skills
needed for
successful projects
along with
suitability of
methodologies

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skills in project
success
4 Project
Ethics
Haukur
Ingi
Jónasson,
Helgi Thor
Ingason
2013
Discusses
ethics as a
framework for
project success
Ethics ensures
correct and accurate
reporting in project
management,
enabling sound
decision making.
Takes a review of
practical and
critical look at
project
management
Authors give a
new angle to
successful project
management
anchored on ethics
5 Unmasking
Project
Managemen
t: The
Business
Perspective
of
Information
Systems
Successes
Cassandra
Moraveck
Looks at
success in
projects form
the perspective
of IT projects
Author uses a novel
approach using new
principles,
concepts, and
approaches to
successfully
managing ICT
projects, focusing
on technical and
soft project
management skills
The book provides
a broad overview
and conceptual
understanding of
project
management and
how basic
principles such as
planning, resource
management,
scope management
will ensure success
6 Applied
Project
Managemen
t
Asbjoern
Rolstadaas
2008
Discusses
strategies for
organizing,
planning, and
controlling
projects to
ensure success
Discusses relevant
aspects of how to
organize, plan,
control, and execute
projects
Offers a
generalized view
of successful
project
management
through
application of
principles
7 Factors That
Impact
Software
Project
Success in
Offshore
Information
Technology
Companies
Dr. Venkata
Rao Edara
2018
Focuses on
project success
factors for
offshore It
companies
using a
practical
research
approach
Project success for
such organizations,
based on research
results, requires a
project champion,
rational time and
cost estimates,
proper team
composition,
vision, and
effective scope
management
A well done
research using
practical
approaches
8 Project
Managemen
t in China:
Softskills as
Success
Christian
Wolff
2008
Uses success
in Chinese
projects
management
and outlines
Reasons for success
in Chinese projects,
especially
construction is a
combination of
Soft skills are as
important in
project success as
technical and
management skills

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Factors major factors various soft skills
such as leadership,
communication,
and planning plus
technical skills in
managing projects
time, cost, and
quality aspects
and the Chinese
seem to have a
better
understanding and
use of these soft
skills
9 Twenty-first
Century
Project
Success
Measures:
Evolution,
Interpretatio
n, Direction
Timothy J.
Kloppenbo
rg
2012
Uses a
research
approach to
investigate
project success
factors relevant
for the 21st
century
Identified success
measures from the
research customer
success, meeting
agreements, project
teams, and the
future of the firm
Uses a research
and critical
analysis
comparing past
success factors and
what is applicable
in project success
in the 21st century
10 Project
Quality
Managemen
t: Critical
Success
Factors for
Buildings
Sui Pheng
Low, Joy
Ong
2014
Specifically
discusses
project quality
success in the
building sector
using the
Singapore code
for quality
assurance
Using QMS
(quality
management
system) to manage
Construction
Quality Assessment
System
(CONQUAS);
provides practical
approaches to
managing quality
Focuses
specifically on
quality and
provides a
practical method to
use QMS in
ensuring quality in
building projects
11 Situational
Project
Managemen
t: The
Dynamics
of Success
and Failure
Oliver F.
Lehmann
2016
How to use the
right and
unique
approaches
suitable for
each project
because each
project is
essentially
unique
Proposes use of
situational project
management, rather
than general project
management
principles, to assess
projects, determine
the unique
characteristics, and
choose suitable
methods to
complete it
Proposes tailor
made approaches
to project success
based on
uniqueness of
projects
12 Why
Projects Fail
Ulad
Shauchenk
a
2013
Discusses
reasons that
cause projects
to fail using
case studies
Identifies failure to
effectively use
project
management
techniques
including planning,
risk management,
and constraint
management
Well written and
educative piece on
factors that cause
projects to fail
based on past
experiences and
research
13 A Practical
Guide to
Arent van
Wassenaer
Describes how
to ensure
Uses practical
examples on why
Reaffirms that
effective use of

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Successful
Constructio
n Projects
2017 project success
from
tendering,
execution, and
completion
projects fail, and
advices use pf basic
project
management
techniques starting
with setting
objectives,
planning, schedule,
scope management,
time and resource
management,and
project closure
project
management skills
and steps will
increase chances
of project success
and uses examples
to drive the point
home
14 Managing
E-
Government
Projects:
Concepts,
Issues, and
Best
Practices
Aikins,
Stephen
Kwamena
2012
Places focus
on the
emerging trend
of E-
government
projects and
how to ensure
they succeed
E-government
project success also
requires effective
change
management,
having a chief
financial officer,
and best practices
for such public
projects. Discusses
the critical success
factors including
stakeholder
engagement,
training, using
project
management
techniques,
planning, and scope
and time
management
Gives practical
approaches from
the angel of using
project
management
techniques in
change
management when
implementing E-
government
projects
15 Determinant
s of
Constructio
n Project
Success in
India
Kumar
Neeraj Jha
2014
Discusses
project success
factors in the
construction
sector
specifically in
India
Determinants of
project success,
based on a review
of past research,
include knowledge
of project manager
and team,
adherence to
project
management
principles,
executive sponsor
support, proper
project execution
and termination,
rational budgeting
and time allocation,
Discusses the
crucial area of
construction
project
management and
bases arguments
on past peer
reviewed research;
evidence based
recommendations
given

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and effective scope
management
16 Cultural
Imperatives
in
Perceptions
of Project
Success and
Failure
Udechukw
u Ojiako,
Maxwell
Chipulu,
Paul
Gardiner
2012
Discusses how
culture and
perceptions of
project success
interact using
a primary
research
approach
Culture influences
the perceptions of
project success
because sometimes
success is a matter
of perception
A rare evaluation
of how culture and
project success
perceptions
interact in the
context of
international
projects
17
Making
Software
Teams
Effective:
How Agile
Practices
Lead to
Project
Success
Through
Teamwork
Mechanisms
Chaehan
So
2010
Focuses on the
role of project
teams and
teamwork
mechanisms in
enhancing
chances of
project success
through an
empirical
research study
Team work,
knowing team
roles, and
practicing agile
development
methods in
software projects
will guarantee
project success
Discusses how
team work based
on agile
frameworks will
ensure project
success using
empirical evidence
18 Leadership
Principles
for Project
Success
Thomas
Juli
2010
Focuses on the
important role
of leadership
to ensure
project success
The cornerstone of
project success is
effective project
management, which
can be attained
through innovative
and effective
leadership. Project
leadership has a
huge bearing on its
success
This is a treatise
on the important
role leadership
plays in effective
use of project
management
principles, and
subsequently,
project success
19 Project
Planning
and Project
Success:
The 25%
Solution
Pedro
Serrador
2014
Author focuses
on the role of
project
planning and
how much
time should be
devoted to it to
ensure project
success by
reviewing
literature
extensively
with over 270
sources of
information
The author, based
on research,
proposes that 25%
of resources should
be devoted to
project planning n
order to ensure
project success
The author
reiterates the
crucial role played
by effective
project planning
20 Critical Al. Firend, Does a The comparative Makes a

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Success
Factors in
Project
Managemen
t: A
Comparativ
e Study
Between the
GCC and
the UK
O.
Alkathiri
2017
comparative
study between
the UK and the
GCC to
establish the
critical project
success factors
study established
that the critical
success factors are
not very different
on their role in
ensuring project
success in both
GCC (Omani) and
the UK, although
cultural factors
have mediating
effect; UK firms
face greater
pressure for success
than GCC
countries.
Leadership and past
experience of
project managers
play a bigger role in
project success n
GCC while for the
UK, project teams
and ability to
implement project
management
techniques play a
bigger role in
project success
comparison of how
different cultural
and political
systems influence
critical success
factors in project
execution.
Critical success
factors are not too
different between
the two countries,
but culture plays a
mediating role,
with UK firms
under greater
pressure

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Risk management contribution factors in project

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Risk management contribution factors in project
No Book title Author/date Dimensions General results Notes
1 Understanding
and Managing
Risk Attitude
Dr David
Hillson, Ms
Ruth
Murray-
Webster
Discuses why
project
management risks
are not effectively
managed from a
psychological
view point
Discusses the
problem with risk
management, how
risk attitudes can be
understood,
emotional issues,
and practical ways
to implement risk
management
practices
Presents the
problem with
risk
management
from
perspectives of
human
dimensions; its
not the plans
that fail, but
people
2 Risk
Management in
Project
Organisations
Peter
Edwards
and Paul
Bowen
Raises the
awareness of
organizations to
risks in projects
Discusses the
concept of risk,
systematic risk
management and
how to make
decisions as well as
practical risk
analysis methods
Book well
researched and
meets needs for
students and
project
managers alike;
can be applied
to many
disciplines
3 Managing Risk
in Projects
Dr David
Hillson
Discusses central
concepts necessary
for effective risk
management,
including
following
standards such as
PMBoK
Sources of
uncertainty and
how they increase
project risks.
Advices how
managers must
differentiate
between uncertainty
and risk and
manage both
Discusses an
important issue
or uncertainty
and risk, which
are commonly
confused
4 Risk
Management
for Engineering
Projects:
Procedures,
Methods and
Tools
Nolberto
Munie
Discusses risk
management
concepts and how
they affect
engineering
projects and tools
to ensure effective
risk management
Discusses
principles and
conditions for risk
management and
that this should
start before projects
commence.
Provides practical
methods for
identifying,
analyzing, and
managing risks in
engineering
projects
Gives practical
and step by step
approaches in
managing risks
in engineering
projects. Well
researched
paper
5 Global Business
Expansion:
Concepts,
edited by
Managemen
t
Covers risk
management in
global expansion
Composed of views
from several
experts that have
Global
expansion is an
area where

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Methodologies,
Tools, and
Applications
Association,
Information
Resources
projects done research and
gives practical
concepts and
principles on
managing risk
during global
expansions
effective risk
management is
needed and this
book provides a
practical
context for that
6 Managing Risk:
The HR
Contribution
John
Stevens,
Vicki
Jeynes,
Elvis
Cotena,
Mark
Edelson
How HR is also
prone to risks that
further affect
projects
Human factors
increase risks; HR
faces its own risks
and need to use an
elaborate and novel
approach to identify
and manage risks
even as they source
project personnel
Sets a strategic
approach to
help HR
practitioners
understand HR
risk in projects
as these can
jeopardize
projects
7 Project Risk
Management
Handbook: The
invaluable
guide for
managing
project
Risks
Bart Jutte Advices how
professionals and
managers can
manage projects in
their own
organizations
Provides a
framework for
managing risks in a
hierarchical manner
that is likely to
effectively deal
with risks if well
applied
A practical
manual for
managing risks
in project
oriented
organizations
8 The Owner's
Role in Project
Risk
Management
National
Research
Council,
Division on
Engineering
and
Physical
Sciences,
Board on
Infrastructur
e and the
Constructed
Environmen
t,
Committee
for
Oversight
and
Assessment
of U.S.
Department
of Energy
Project
Managemen
t
Gives a new
perspective of the
role owners of
projects can play
in managing risks
Describes the
responsibilities and
role of project
owners in manging
risk and then
provide a step by
step method for
identifying,
quantifying,
evaluating effects,
mitigating, and
contingency
measures for
successful risk
management in
projects from the
perspective of the
owner
Shifts
responsibility
for risk
management to
the owner; a
approach likely
to see
significant risk
reduction in
projects
9 Coping with Tony Practical lessons Provides evidence Provides ideas

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IS/IT Risk
Management:
The Recipes of
Experienced
Project
Managers
Moynihan from practical
experiences by
successful project
managers on risk
management
based approaches
from successful
project risk
managers that firms
can apply in their
unique situation
based on actual
evidence and
experiences
10 IT Outsourcing:
Concepts,
Methodologies,
Tools, and
Applications
edited by St.
Amant, Kirk
Covers the now
very common
concept of IT and
IS outsourcing
(cloud computing)
Draws on research
from seevral
authors to describe
methods, concepts,
and tools that can
effectively deal
with risks in the
now common
model of
outsourced
computing
Provides useful
information for
navigating the
risk minefield
when seeking to
outsource IT
11 Design Risk
Management:
Contribution to
Health and
Safety
Stuart D.
Summerhay
es
Evaluates how to
manage
construction risks
right from the
design phase to
ensure health and
safety during
construction
Describes the
interrelation
between project and
design risk
management in the
context of design
failures. Describes
designers’ role in
managing risk then
offers a sequential
approach to design
risk management
Offers a
compelling
argument on the
need for risk
management to
start as early as
possible in a
project
12 Megaproject
Management:
Lessons on Risk
and Project
Management
from the Big
Dig
Virginia A.
Greiman
Discusses risks of
mega projects
Discusses how
stakeholder
management and
use of basic project
management skills
can reduce risks in
mega projects
Uses case
studies to
provide
practical
lessons. A
useful piece
given the many
mega project
failure rates
13 Identifying
Software
Project Risks in
the Canadian
Financial
Services Sector
John A.
Estrella
Focuses on risks in
the Canadian
financial system
An empirical
research based
approach to
identifying and
evaluating financial
sector risks in
Canada with regard
to software and also
provides a
framework for
managing such
A fresh outlook
on the financial
system, using
Canada as a
case and how
risks can be
managed
effectively

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risks
14 Project
Management
and Risk
Management in
Complex
Projects:
Studies in
Organizational
Semiotics
2007th Edition
edited by
Pierre-Jean
Charrel,
Daniel
Galarreta
Discusses, with
examples and
cases, risk
management in
complex projects
Condenses white
papers on case
studies on how risk
management can be
successful if
incorporated into
project
management
principles
Projects that fail
are usually
complex ones
so this book
gives useful
insights on
practical risk
management for
complex
projects
15 Software Cost
Estimation,
Benchmarking,
and Risk
Assessment:
The Software
Decision
Makers’ Guide
to Predictable
Software
Development
Adam
Trendowicz
Discusses how
software projects
can effectively
manage risks
through
predictability and
reduction of
uncertainty
Costs is a major
area of risk and
cause of software
project failures.
This is a practical,
step by step guide
on accurate
estimation and
management of
software
development
project risks
Gives fresh
ideas with
specific regard
to risks
involved n
software
development
16 Corporate Risk
Management
Donald H.
Chew
Discusses how
project oriented
corporates can
manage risks
Combines research
from several
authors to give
practical, well
researched methods
for managing risks
associated with
adopting project
oriented
organizational
cultures, based on
research and
evidence
Corporates that
adopt project
oriented
business models
become
susceptible to
inherent risks in
the approach so
this book gives
very useful
guidelines for
risk
management
17 Risk
Management
Model for
International
Public
Construction
Joint Venture
Projects in
Kuwait
Amani S. A.
S. Bu-
Qammaz
Specifically talks
of risk
management in
joint ventures
during
international
construction
projects
Describes how
continuous
monitoring of the
progress of a
project an enhance
risk management
efforts in joint
ventures
Joint ventures is
the new trend,
this book
provides unique
insights on
manging
associated risks
18 Risk
Management
Strategies in
edited by
Obicci,
Peter Adoko
Delves on public
private partnership
risks focusing on
Combines several
peer reviewed
researchs on the
Ofet these
ventures fail to
achieve their