Abstract:
The construction industry is one of oldest industries in the world and Sudan especially
construction industry transform physical resources into useful structure. There are many parties
involved in the construction industry in Sudan. Therefore construction is one of the challenging
industries. Before commencing with the projects, proper planning have to be carried out first. It
is very important for project manager and contractors to understand and use the project
management tools and techniques in management projects and one of these techniques is Earned
Value Management Techniques.
The research problem is lacking of using adequate methods of analyzing and controlling
the performance of construction projects in the world general and especially in Sudan .Analyzing
and controlling the performance of construction projects plays important role in managing the
success completion of a project in the world general and especially in Sudan.
The objectives of the study are to identify the elements of the success of the projects, to
identify the level of understanding of using Earned Value technique (EV) in construction project
in Sudan, To identify the frequency of using Earned Value technique (EV) in construction
project in Sudan , To identify the importance of using project management in analyzing and
controlling the performance of construction projects in Sudan and finally to identify the
advantage and disadvantage of using Earned Value technique (EV) in construction project in
Sudan. At the end, it was concluded and suggested that stronger implementations of the
principles of EVM result in greater levels of project success in Sudan.