Critical success factors in project management : an analysis of infrastructure projects in Vietnam | |
| Author | Cao Hao Thi |
| Call Number | AIT Diss. no.SM-07-03 |
| Subject(s) | Project management--Vietnam Infrastructure (Economics)--Vietnam |
| Note | A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The objectives of this study are to understand more fully the key project factors that relate to success, to define appropriate success criteria in project management, to develop a conceptual framework for determining what are the important factors in project management success, and to improve project management approaches in Vietnam. The scope of the study is limited to infrastructure projects in Vietnam. In the conceptual framework of this study, the indicators of project performance are cost, time, technical performance and customer satisfaction as used in previous studies. The key project factors are mainly based on indicators developed by Belassi and Tukel (1996). These factors are external environment stability, project manager competencies, team member competencies and organizational support. The framework considered the direct relationships between the key project factors and project performance as well as the relationships among the key project factors. After refining the measures through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EF A), the scales used to measure the theoretical constructs in this study were satisfactory in terms of reliability and validity, confirmed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). The relationships in the conceptual framework were analyzed by Hierarchical Regression and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) techniques with the application of SPSS and LISREL software. The results indicated that three key project factors including External Stability, Manager Competencies and Member Competencies demonstrate a significant influence upon Project Performance. Only the Organizational Support factor is not statistically significant. The results also indicated that the correlations among the key project factors of External Stability, Manager Competencies and Member Competencies were statistically significant. The hypothesis testing based on the SEM results indicated that most hypotheses in the conceptual framework were supported except those related to Organizational Support. |
| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Dissertation |
| School | School of Management (SOM) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Publication code=SM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Swierczek, Fredric W. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Zimmermann, Willi ;Huynh Ngoc Phien ;Yeo, Khim-Teck |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Switzerland |
| Degree | Thesis (Ph.D.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2007 |