Time Overrun Analysis in North Cyprus Building Construction Projects

ABSTRACT: Construction projects are different from the viewpoint of scale, complexity of project variety of design; however, they are same in purpose. The construction projects purpose is timely completing within scheduled time and achieving project objectives. Various project control and project management methods have been developed to ensure achievement of these aims. However, many construction projects do not achieve their objectives and face time overrun. In order to find out time overrun factors and their causes in construction projects, a comprehensive literature review was conducted. Subsequently, a questionnaire was designed to survey the level of knowledge, application of time management techniques and issues related to delay in construction projects of North Cyprus. The results of questionnaire were used to categorize and prioritize the delay factors. It was found and summarized that “slow decision making”, “qualification and experience of project staff”, “inexperience and low performance subcontractor”, delay in material deliveries to site”, “design changes” were the most important factors causing time overrun in construction projects in North Cyprus. Furthermore, the outcomes of questionnaire survey were approved by investigating and applying a case study located in kyrenia. Finally, major time overrun factors were analyzed in more details and mitigation strategies were suggested to reduce or even eliminate their impacts. In addition, a control model was proposed for application in construction projects on North Cyprus. Keyword: Time overrun, Delay Factors, Questionnaire Survey, Control Model Construction project, North Cyprus. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………