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Critical project management Project
management for
success factors analysis for the construction
industry
the construction industry
of Bangladesh
Shuvo Dip Datta, Md. Habibur Rahman Sobuz and Received 10 January 2022
Revised 12 July 2022
Mohammad Nafe Assafi 7 October 2022
Accepted 12 December 2022
Department of Building Engineering and Construction Management,
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh
Norsuzailina Mohamed Sutan
Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan,
Malaysia
Md. Nazrul Islam, Maria Binte Mannan and
Abu Sayed Mohammad Akid
Department of Building Engineering and Construction Management,
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh, and
Noor Md. Sadiqul Hasan
Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology,
International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Abstract
Purpose – This paper aims to identify the critical project management success factors and analyze those
factors to achieve a sustainable construction industry in Bangladesh.
Design/methodology/approach – This study identified 41 major problematic factors from the related
literature. In this research, a detailed questionnaire survey was conducted among the experts and stakeholders
of the construction industry of Bangladesh. The survey was carried out on a Likert scale and ranked the critical
factors using the relative importance index (RII). The 41 problematic factors were divided into five group
factors and ranked by the RII index to prioritize the factors. Finally, stakeholders’ opinions were analyzed with
the critical assessed factors, which was a very effective technique to eliminate the risks and uncertain
occurrences in the construction industry of Bangladesh.
Findings – The factors analysis revealed that cost overrun, traffic jam, low wedges, slow payment for
completed works and financial issues of the owner were leading critical factors in construction projects.
Moreover, the critical factors are divided into five-factor groups, namely, financial management, monitoring
and feedback, competency management, communication and coordination management, and risk
management, which exhibit 0.767, 0.720, 0.711, 0.710 and 0.658 RII values. After all, the stakeholders’
opinion suggested that implementing modern tools and techniques can help to avoid the critical situation in the
construction industry of Bangladesh.
Practical implications – The construction industry of Bangladesh is moving away from stable construction
work day by day. Previously, the potential CSFs were discussed unstructured way. Hence, detecting early
warning signals in a structured way has become necessary for the building firm’s survival.
Originality/value – Though some scattered critical issues are discussed in different literature, the critical
issues of the Bangladeshi construction industry were not investigated extensively. Therefore, this study finds
The authors would like to thank all the respondents who gave their time during the questionnaires with
a full cooperative frame of mind, and the Department of Building Engineering and Construction
International Journal of Building
Management of Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna–9203, Bangladesh. Pathology and Adaptation
Conflict of interest: In this study, the authors declared that they have no known competing financial © Emerald Publishing Limited
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interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. DOI 10.1108/IJBPA-01-2022-0006
