article · Journal of Al-Azhar University Engineering Sector
This study investigated critical success factors across the project life cycle in construction. It aimed to identify key indicators for project achievement from the outset to ensure smooth implementation. The research involved an extensive study, including theoretical work and a survey of fifty engineers from various ministries and companies. A key finding was that the relevance of critical success factors depends on the specific stage of the project life cycle. The study provided empirical evidence, showing that project managers need to focus on different groups of factors at each of the four project stages. These factors were found to have a strong impact, contributing up to 66% to project implementation success.
Understanding which factors are critical at each stage of a construction project can significantly improve success rates. This research provides practical guidance for project managers, helping them to allocate resources and attention more effectively, ultimately leading to better project outcomes and reduced failures.
This research offers empirical guidance for project managers in the construction sector, enabling them to refine their strategies for project implementation. It suggests a more nuanced approach to project management, where specific critical factors are prioritised based on the project's current life cycle stage. This is applied research, providing actionable insights for current practitioners, and appears to be near-market in its direct applicability to existing project management practices.
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Determining project achievement indicators from the beginning of its establishment is one of the most important success factors that must be clearly documented for all parties involved in the project to achieve high fluidity during implementation, which is done through the application of project management as the most efficient method for implementing and completing construction projects to include the project life cycle (from the feasibility study stage to the close-up stage). The main objective of this study was to present a report on some important results resulting from an extensive study examining the role of critical factors determining the success of the construction project implementation. These results are supported by a lot of theoretical and survey work that was conducted on a group of fifty engineers distributed across ministries, companies and various positions on the role that these factors play in the success of the project. It was found that the answer depends on the stage of the life cycle in which the project falls. As a result, empirical evidence was provided to project managers indicating the need to pay attention to specific groups of critical factors at each of the four stages of the project life cycle. It has been proven that these factors have a strong impact on the success of the project, and in some cases represent up to 66% of the reasons for the success of the project implementation.
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DOI: 10.21608/auej.2025.336575.1735
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