Modeling the project management performance of construction firms

Construction industry is a complex and fragmented industry. Therefore, well-set project management practices and strategies are needed. For the successful management of construction projects, determination of project management performance is essential. Within this context, this research aims at proposing a project management performance model to measure project management performance of construction fi rms. In this respect, construction-specific determinants of project management performance are developed based on the fourteen knowledge areas as set by the PMBOK Guide. Moreover, indicators of performance are also determined. The proposed model comprises 63 parameters associated with performance. The model is composed based on constructing the interrelations among the knowledge areas and the impact of those on project management performance. To test the validity of the proposed measures, a questionnaire survey was designed and administered to construction professionals. 121 responses were collected from different construction projects. The data collected was analyzed using structural equation modeling to assess model reliability. Based on the analysis results, it was found that project integration, communications, safety, risk, human resource, financial, and cost management have direct whereas scope and time management have indirect and significant effect on performance. On the other hand, the effects of project claim, environmental, quality, procurement, and stakeholder on performance were not found signi ficant. Furthermore, the relation between project cost and quality management was also found insignifi cant. This research is expected to help construction project managers devise and implement strategies and develop actions to improve project success.