Investigation of the Obstacles for Area-Based Infrastructure Construction Projects Management
Keywords:
Infrastructure, Obstacles in project management, Construction project managementAbstract
The infrastructure serves as the foundation for a country's development in alignment with the 20-year economic and national strategic development plan. Obstacles in project management have a direct impact on the success of construction projects, leading to a reduction in project quality and increase duration, consequently resulting in higher costs. The aim of this study is to examine the variables that hinder regional infrastructure project management through expert interviews and a literature review. It identified a total of 25 obstacle variables. Data was collected using a five-level opinion survey tool from various local government organizations throughout Thailand, totaling 7,850 locations. A sample of 521 responses was grouped and analyzed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) with the SPSS software, revealed that the cumulative variance explained was 69.227%, and the project management obstacles can be categorized into three groups: 1) Management and Integration, consisting of 10 variables; 2) Organizational Resources and Knowledge, consisting of 7 variables; and 3) Maintenance and State Support, consisting of 8 variables.
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