Author(s): A.B. Sarath Herath, Siong Choy Chong
This study investigates the factors influencing project management success in the context of Sri Lankan construction projects. Five key project components and their associated critical success factors are hypothesised to influence project management success. One of the project components (efficient project management) is posited to also act as a mediator. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to the personnel working in the top 20 construction companies in Sri Lanka. The results suggest that all the key project components (project design document, project human resources management, stakeholder management, project budget and efficient project management) were significantly associated with project management success. Further, efficient project management was found to be a significant mediator. However, when analysed independently, some of the key project components did not show any significant mediation. The findings could spur further research, as well as enable the construction companies to determine which key project components should be prioritised to achieve project management success.