Factores influyentes en el retraso de los proyectos de construcción: un estudio exploratorio en una universidad pública jordana

Abstract

Construction delay is a common problem in engineering projects, particularly in Jordan, that has been widely studied. According to the literature, many indicators were identified that could cause project delay, and this study focuses on identifying the main factors that can be extracted from these indicators. To achieve this objective, a pilot study would be carried out at Mut’ah University in Jordan. The researchers will develop a questionnaire, based on previous studies in the same field, which will be refined by presenting it to a group of academics at Mut’ah University and other universities in Jordan, in addition to a group of practitioners in the field (e.g. project managers, project engineers, contractors, etc.). The data collected will be subjected to exploratory factor analysis to determine the latent dimensional in the data set. The resulted measurement model will serve supervisors, project managers, decision-makers, as well as academics to highlight the critical factors that influence the delay of the projects. Finally, this measurement model could be used for further future studies related to the impact of these factors on project success.