Study of Factors Affecting Performance of Construction Project

Success of a construction project depends on its performance. There are many factors affects performance of construction resulting into delay in construction or failure in construction. The objective of this paper is to identify the factors affecting performance of construction project in Amravati and to elicit perceptions of their relative importance. A total of 100 questionnaires were distributed to 3 key groups of project participants, namely owners, contractors and engineers. A comprehensive literature review was deployed to generate a set of factors believed to affect project performance. The survey findings indicate that all 3 groups agree that the most important factors affecting project performance are improper planning, improper designing, site management, decision making, construction methods, shortage of labor and technical personnel, quality and shortage of materials, construction mistakes and defective work, productivity and to overcome all these factors suggestions are made.