The Success of Construction Projects: Empirical Evidence from the United Arab Emirates

The aim of this research was to examine the factors that contribute towards the success of construction projects. More specifically, this study examined the influence of project quality, project cost, project planning, project scope, and communication towards the success of construction projects in Abu Dhabi. This was a quantitative study that used a survey method to collect data from a sample of 151 respondents. The findings revealed that quality management had the most substantial impact on the success of projects. All the predictors in this study, namely project quality, project cost, project planning, project scope, project communication, had almost the same level of impact on the success of projects. Therefore, project managers should understand that multiple factors contribute to the success of construction projects. Projects managers should formulate, implement, and monitor the five predictors that were included in this study. This study is the first of its kind in Abu Dhabi that added to existing knowledge. The study proposes that project managers should focus on the critical success factors that were identified in this study. Keywords: Project quality, Project cost, Project planning, Scope, Project communication, Project success
Introduction The global construction industry is continuously growing, and in 2019, the construction industry saw overall market growth despite cost pressures, labour shortages, and trends toward fixed-bid projects (Deloitte, 2020). [...]