An evaluation of critical success factors for construction projects using expert judgment

Abstract

Construction is a risky business and the possibility of failure always exists, so construction companies have to consider the factors that can have a direct effect to their success in construction project performance. The purpose of this study is to identify and to rank the critical success factors of construction projects in Lithuania. A survey with 71 critical success factors was distributed among to 15 construction professionals and experts from 5 construction companies who have projects management knowledge and related experience. The data were processed by expert judgment. Based on the results ten factors including experience of project management, project value, experience of project manager, technical capabilities of project manager, experience of contractor, project size, competence of project team members, clear and realistic goals, decision making effectiveness of projects management and technical capability of project management were determined as the most important success factors for construction projects.