THE STUDY OF DELAY AND SUCCESS FACTORS IN MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Construction project management is vital for accomplishing pre-determined objectives. Despite of using construction management, most of the projects do not meet original time schedule or has been delayed. Delay is one of the biggest problems faced by construction industry. This project is a study or research of critical success and delay factors for project management in construction focusing contractors in Peninsular Malaysia. The objectives of this research project are to investigate success and delay factors to help contractors to reach their goals on time during construction. This research will reviewed success factors through literature review and delay factors through survey questionnaires and structural interviews targeting professionals involved in construction project. The correlation between them is examined to produce the best ways in preventing delays. To carry out this research, comprehensive literature review is done to provide the background, history and success factors of project management in construction. The information of literature review will be is used to design and conduct a survey questionnaires to investigate delay and success factors in constructions