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Osaily, Y, Copping, A and Lo, S (2018) Critical Success Factors: The Development of a Conceptual Framework for Demolition Projects. In: Gorse, C and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 34th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2018, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 209–218.
- Type: Conference Proceedings
- Keywords: Critical Success Factors, Demolition, Project Management, Stakeholders Management, End-of-Life.
- ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-9955463-2-5
- URL: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/66559e686ed02a9fe4e0047c58d27f30.pdf
- Abstract:
The demolition contractor is required to make a lot of managerial decisions during the delivery process of a demolition project. Literature findings emphasized that their decisions are primarily based on past experience; because often when demolition contractors arrive on site, there is significant uncertainty regarding the availability of information that will be provided by the client. Additionally, no known framework exists for the purpose of facilitating the decision-making process for demolition contractors and highlighting those activities that are most critical. Critical success factors (CSFs) is acknowledged as a suitable tool for breaking down the complex nature of projects and prioritizing the activities that requires most attention. Although extensive research has been undertaken to identify CSFs for construction projects, no evidence was found to show any attempts to identify CSFs for the end-of-life phase (i.e. demolition projects). While some studies looked at identifying CSFs for diverting end-of-life waste from landfills, their attention however was limited to the design phase and its impact on the performance of the demolition contractor. Therefore, the aim of this study is to conduct an extensive desktop study to develop a conceptual framework of CSFs for demolition projects. The categories of the framework will consist of the following: Project procurement; Project stakeholders, Project management actions, Project related factors; and External factors. The CSFs in this study will facilitate the decision-making process for demolition contractors as it will pinpoint the activities that are critical for success. This paper presents the first stage of a three-year PhD research project, where the next part will look into developing, refining and validating the framework of this study with construction industry practitioners.