THE EFFECT OF PROJECT LIFE CYCLE’S STAGES ON SUDANESE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

The Sudanese construction sector is characterized by many small and large projects and high labor intensity, and accounted for 3.2% of the Sudanese country’s GDP. The basic problem which had faced the Sudanese construction projects the crucial factors which belong to t heir project stages. The main objectives of this study are to identify the stages affecting the performance of Sudanese construction projects, and to determine their factors. The literature review has been done to gather the information about the stages and their factors which affect the performance of construction projects from the previous researches. The methodology which was conducted to gather the data was questionnaire which was examined to be reliable and valid according to statistical tests. The ( 52) factors were identified as factors affect construction projects. The stages average indexes were examined which was clear theses stages have to improve to rise the project performance. The regression analysis and correlation were done in order to find out the relation and the effect between the performance and the project's stages.This study has some conclusions such as the instrument for measuring the factors affecting the performance is reliable and valid, as well as the stages have a positive effect on performance