The effect of Implementing Project Management Tools and Techniques on Construction Projects Performance in Sudan

Abstract

The Sudanese construction sector is characterized by many small and large projects and high labor intensity; it is also highly affected by public regulations and public investment, has a significant share in the Sudanese Growth Domestic Product (GDP). The basic problems facing the Sudanese construction industry are concerning of the implementation of project management tools and techniques. The identification of these problems which is about the effect on implementing project management tools and techniques on the Sudanese construction firms. Many construction projects experienced poor implementation in terms of extensive delays and thereby overrideinitial time and cost estimates. The objectives of this study are to identify the major causes affecting this implementation by the Sudanese construction firms; to determine the main factors affect the performance of Sudanese construction firms and in the last to develop a theoretical model which can be used as an internal tool for evaluation of Sudanese construction firms. The main question of this study is about the main activities on project management and what are the tools and techniques which could be used to manage these activities ?what are the main factors that having strong effect on the Sudanese construction firms? and how these factors could affect ? The methodology of the study.adopted both qualitative and quantitative methods in identifying the problem statement , literature review, collect on of data, analysis of data, discussion of result, conclusions and recommendations. Comprehensive literature review had been established together with relevant data about the factors affecting the performance of construction projects from the previous researches. The research ended with a fact that most of the construction companies in Sudan have the knowhow about this tools and techniques, but unfortunately the application of them is very poor.Explanation of the nine criteria for project management and arranged according to importance of core function management and facilitating function management. Tools and techniques proved to be necessary for the application of the nine criteria for project management. The local construction projects performance is 64.2%, as per results, which indicate the necessary for improvement.The importance of using tools and techniques of project management to increase the Sudanese construction performance.The organized application of tools and techniques in project management result in optimum performance for construction projects. The research recommended that it is so vital for all entities to use such tools and techniques for their obvious benefits