Impact of Project Management on Project Success at Engineering Firms in Kuwait

Impact of Project Management on Project Success at Engineering Firms in Kuwait

Fatimah Soud Alasfour, Andri Mirzal
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/IJPMPA.2021070104
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Abstract

The aim of the study is to assess the relationship between project management (PM) practices and project success (PS) criteria in engineering firms in Kuwait. As a first step, a comprehensive literature review followed by interviews with CEOs from 10 selected firms and consultations with three experts were conducted to design the research framework. As a result, a research model that consists of PM practices measured by six dimensions (leadership, IT, teamwork, planning, governance, and communication) and PS criteria measured by three dimensions (impact on customers, impact on project team, and business success) were instilled. Based on statistical analysis on the survey responses, it was found that communication and teamwork are the strongest predictors for PS criteria, and other PM dimensions were perceived to be less important. This result is encouraging and comforting as it shows that the team-oriented factors are perceived to be important in the success of projects and implies that having a cohesive team is crucial for managing successful projects.
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2. Pm Studies In Gulf Cooperation Council States

Due to the similarity between Kuwait and its neighboring Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, e.g., hydrocarbon-rich countries, young population, and high percentage of migrant workers, PM studies in GCC states will also be considered. There have been many works about the relationship between PM and PS within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. The following discuses some of the studies, mainly on engineering projects, in the two biggest economies in the GCC region, i.e., Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) followed by the same studies in Kuwait where this research was conducted.

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