Critical Factors to be Monitored for Successful Completion of Construction Projects

Time management of construction projects is a very onerous task. Projects face a time overrun ranging from few days/weeks to years. Identification of the factors which govern real-time monitoring of construction projects becomes very essential. This paper deals with the identification of critical factors with regard to the technical aspects of the project that are responsible for the causes of delay at various stages. These factors include practical difficulties faced by the builders, project engineers and project managers. The factors identified to be critical are the Frequent changes in plan, designs and working drawings, which are dependent on Timely availability of working drawings, Timely feed back from quality control reports, Finalization of working drawings based on field conditions, Changes in techniques as per architects/consultants instructions. The proper management of these factors will definitely aid to achieve best project performance results.