Project-related factors |
1 |
Project size and value |
Belassi and Tukel 1996; Chan et al. 2004; Fortune and White 2006; Arain and Asif 2010; Khan and Spang 2011; Gudienė et al. 2014, Inayat et al. 2015; Alashwal et al. 2017; Shen et al. 2017; Mavi and Standing 2018; Mathar et al. 2020 |
2 |
Project characteristics/Uniqueness of project activities |
Belassi and Tukel 1996; Chen et al. 2012, Gudienė et al. 2014 |
3 |
Constructability/Complexity |
Saqib et al. 2008; Arain and Asif 2010; Yong and Mustaffa 2013, Gudienė et al. 2014; Mavi and Standing 2018; Mathar et al. 2020 |
4 |
Site management |
Arain and Asif 2010; Yong and Mustaffa 2013; Ghanbaripour et al. 2020, Mathar et al. 2020 |
5 |
Accurate initial cost estimates |
Nguyen et al. 2004; Arain and Asif 2010 |
6 |
Formal dispute resolution process |
Saqib et al. 2008; Arain and Asif 2010; Pal et al. 2017; Mathar et al. 2020 |
7 |
Adequate funding throughout the project |
Nguyen et al. 2004; Fortune and White 2006; Arain and Asif 2010; Yong and Mustaffa 2013; Gudienė et al. 2014; Li et al. 2019; Ghanbaripour et al. 2020 |
8 |
Effective project planning and control |
Chan et al. 2004; Nguyen et al. 2004; Saqib et al. 2008; Fortune and White 2006; Toor and Ogunlana 2009; Arain and Asif 2010; Gudienė et al. 2014, Mavi and Standing 2018; Li et al. 2019 |
9 |
IT support for project management |
Pandit and Zhu 2007; Toor and Ogunlana 2009; Mathar et al. 2020 |
10 |
Language barriers |
Belassi and Tukel 1996 |
11 |
Appropriate project identification |
Qiao et al. 2001 |
12 |
Effective project management |
Belassi and Tukel 1996 |
13 |
Completion of the project on time |
Belassi and Tukel 1996 |
14 |
Quality of the work |
Belassi and Tukel 1996 |
15 |
Innovative technical approaches |
Belassi and Tukel 1996; Khan and Spang 2011; Gudienė et al. 2014; Shen et al. 2017; Li et al. 2019 |
Human-related factors |
16 |
Organizing skills of project manager |
Saqib et al. 2008; Gudienė et al. 2014; Alashwal et al. 2017 |
17 |
Coordinating ability of project manager |
Belassi and Tukel 1996; Chan et al. 2004; Saqib et al. 2008; Gudienė et al. 2014 |
18 |
Project manager's competency |
Belassi and Tukel 1996; Chan et al. 2004; Nguyen et al. 2004; Fortune and White 2006; Saqib et al. 2008; Khan and Spang 2011; Yong and Mustaffa 2013; Gudienė et al. 2014; Bayiley and Teklu 2016; Alashwal et al. 2017; Banihashemi et al. 2017; Shen et al. 2017; Mavi and Standing 2018; Li et al. 2019; Ghanbaripour et al. 2020; Mathar et al. 2020 |
19 |
Communication skills of project manager |
Arslan and Kivrak 2008; Gudienė et al. 2014 |
20 |
Project manager's experience |
Ogunlana et al. 2002; Fortune and White 2006; Pheng and Chuan 2006; Saqib et al. 2008; Gudienė et al. 2014 |
21 |
Education level of the project manager |
Arslan and Kivrak 2008 |
22 |
Political connections of the project manager |
Arslan and Kivrak 2008 |
23 |
Decision-making ability of project manager |
Saqib et al. 2008 |
24 |
Leadership skills of project manager |
Arslan and Kivrak 2008; Saqib et al. 2008; Yong and Mustaffa 2013; Gudienė et al. 2014 |
25 |
Motivating skills of project manager |
Chan et al. 2004; Saqib et al. 2008; Gudienė et al. 2014 |
26 |
Project manager's adaptability to changes in the project plan |
Saqib et al. 2008; Yong and Mustaffa 2013; Gudienė et al. 2014; Banihashemi et al. 2017 |
27 |
Project manager's ability for risk identification |
Gudienė et al. 2014; Banihashemi et al. 2017 |
28 |
Technical background of project team members |
Belassi and Tukel 1996; Gudienė et al. 2014; Alashwal et al. 2017; Mathar et al. 2020 |
29 |
Communication skills of project team members |
Belassi and Tukel 1996; Ofori 2003; Gudienė et al. 2014; Alashwal et al. 2017; Shen et al. 2017 |
30 |
Commitment |
Belassi and Tukel 1996; Arain and Asif 2010; Khan and Spang 2011; Alashwal et al. 2017; Mavi and Standing 2018; Mathar et al. 2020 |
31 |
Troubleshooting skills of project team members (problem-solving) |
Belassi and Tukel 1996; Saqib et al. 2008; Gudienė et al. 2014; Liu et al. 2016; Alashwal et al. 2017; Pal et al. 2017 |
32 |
Effective relationship among project team members |
Arslan and Kivrak 2008; Liu et al. 2016; Banihashemi et al. 2017 |
33 |
Multidisciplinary team |
Qiao et al. 2001; Nguyen et al. 2004; Ghanbaripour et al. 2020 |
34 |
Multinational team |
Qiao et al. 2001 |
Organizational factors |
35 |
Top management support |
Belassi and Tukel 1996; Cooke-Davies 2002; Ofori 2003; Nguyen et al. 2004; Toor and Ogunlana 2009; Khan and Spang 2011; Yong and Mustaffa 2013; Liu et al. 2016; Alashwal et al. 2017; Mavi and Standing 2018; Li et al. 2019; Ghanbaripour et al. 2020 |
36 |
Organizational structure |
Belassi and Tukel 1996; Fortune and White 2006; Saqib et al. 2008; Khan and Spang 2011; Banihashemi et al. 2017; Mavi and Standing 2018 |
37 |
Functional managers support |
Belassi and Tukel 1996 |
38 |
Company's flexibility |
Arain and Asif 2010 |
39 |
Good business/government relationships |
Qiao et al. 2001; Arain and Asif 2010 |
40 |
Comprehensive contract documentation |
Nguyen et al. 2004; Arain and Asif 2010; Yong and Mustaffa 2013; Banihashemi et al. 2017; Ahmadabadi and Heravi 2019 |
41 |
Quality control |
Qiao et al. 2001; Saqib et al. 2008; Arain and Asif 2010; Mathar et al. 2020 |
42 |
Effective project monitoring and control |
Kwak 2002; Ofori 2003; Arslan and Kivrak 2008; Arain and Asif 2010; Khan and Spang 2011; Mavi and Standing 2018; Mathar et al. 2020 |
43 |
Clear goals and objectives |
Ofori 2003; Nguyen et al. 2004; Fortune and White 2006; Arain and Asif 2010; Mavi and Standing 2018; Li et al. 2019; Mathar et al. 2020 |
44 |
Control of cash-flow |
Arslan and Kivrak 2008; Mathar et al. 2020 |
45 |
Strong financing capacity |
Arslan and Kivrak 2008; Alashwal et al. 2017; Ghanbaripour et al. 2020 |
46 |
Effective organizing and planning |
Nguyen et al. 2004; Arslan and Kivrak 2008; Arain and Asif 2010; Banihashemi et al. 2017; Mathar et al. 2020 |
47 |
Risk management |
Arslan and Kivrak 2008; Saqib et al. 2008; Khan and Spang 2011; Mavi and Standing 2018; Li et al. 2019; Mathar et al. 2020 |
48 |
Follow and adopt new technologies |
Ofori 2003; Arslan and Kivrak 2008; Chen et al. 2012 |
49 |
Skillful workers |
Arslan and Kivrak 2008; Yong and Mustaffa 2013; Alashwal et al. 2017 |
50 |
Cost management |
Ofori 2003; Arslan and Kivrak 2008; Yong and Mustaffa 2013 |
External factors |
51 |
Economic and politic environment |
Belassi and Tukel 1996; Qiao et al. 2001; Kwak 2002; Chan et al. 2004; Saqib et al. 2008; Khan and Spang 2011; Yong and Mustaffa 2013; Alashwal et al. 2017; Banihashemi et al. 2017; Shen et al. 2017; Mavi and Standing 2018; Razzaq et al. 2018; Ahmadabadi and Heravi 2019 |
52 |
Financial environment |
Qiao et al. 2001; Alashwal et al. 2017; Mavi and Standing 2018; Ahmadabadi and Heravi 2019 |
53 |
Regularity of construction market and legislation |
Qiao et al. 2001; Kwak 2002; Bayiley and Teklu 2016; Mavi and Standing 2018; Razzaq et al. 2018 |
54 |
Level of competition |
Belassi and Tukel 1996; Arslan and Kivrak 2008; Yong and Mustaffa 2013 |
55 |
Company experience in selected market |
Arslan and Kivrak 2008; Yong and Mustaffa 2013; Surlan et al. 2016; Mathar et al. 2020 |
56 |
Competitive tendering system in selected market |
Qiao et al. 2001; Chen et al. 2012; Yong and Mustaffa 2013 |